Neck muscles have an essential role in supporting and stabilizing your neck. More than 20 muscles are working to keep your head supported and moving. Your neck muscles have a range of responsibilities ...

Each side of the neck contains two triangular sections created by the major deep muscles. The sternocleidomastoid muscle separates the sections, known as the anterior and posterior triangles. Located ...

How muscle changes with ageing, and tries to fight its effects, is now better understood at the cellular and molecular level with the first comprehensive atlas of ageing muscles in humans. Researchers ...

The sternothyroid muscle is present in the front region of the neck. It is part of the infrahyoid muscle group and aids functions such as swallowing and speech. Certain health conditions may affect ...

A muscle knot in the neck is a tight, contracting muscle that can cause pain, tenderness, and headaches. Common triggers include unhealthy posture, stress, inactivity, overuse, and prolonged sitting.

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...