For years, the body’s largest lean tissue—skeletal muscle—has been underestimated in its role in managing metabolic health.

The pursuit for the elixir of eternal youth has fascinated scientists for centuries. Yet, natural ageing—marked by the ...

Skeletal muscle cells also oxidize lipids ... Another factor that dramatically affects the metabolism is the nutritional status of the individual — for instance, during fasting or fed states.

Published in Nature Metabolism, the study highlights the role of the "longevity protein" SIRT5 in mitigating skeletal muscle aging and proposes a potential gene therapy strategy to counteract this ...

Methods: Glycogen content and activity of muscle enzymes with regulatory functions in glycogen synthesis were examined. Results: Testosterone treatment increased glycogen content of extensor digitorum ...

Loss of skeletal muscle mass is a known risk factor for falls. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba conducted a 5-yr follow-up study on 471 patients with type 2 diabetes and found that ...