If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it grows stronger. Of course, muscles only grow when the challenge increases ...

There’s a robust molecular language being spoken between your muscles and your brain. We’ve often thought about muscle as a thing that exists separately from intellect—and perhaps that is even ...

Your muscles aren’t just for lifting heavy objects and looking good in photos—they’re actually functioning as a sophisticated chemical factory that produces brain-boosting compounds essential for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, University of Pittsburgh (THE CONVERSATION) If you have ...