“Our findings highlight key molecular signatures and pathways in contracted muscle [...] that may contribute to skeletal muscle strength loss due to estrogen deficiency.” “Importantly, identification ...

A potential new pathway for treating erectile dysfunction that focuses on decreasing contraction of smooth muscles – rather than enhancing their relaxation which is how drugs like Viagra work – has ...

Muscle contraction is the tightening, shortening, or lengthening of muscles when you do some activity. It can happen when you hold or pick up something, or when you stretch or exercise with weights.

Glucocorticoid steroids improved muscle performance through distinct, sex-specific molecular mechanisms in mice, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical ...