Wyeth Pharmaceuticals started a Phase I clinical trial a few weeks ago in which healthy human volunteers are injected with an antibody–dubbed myo-029–that inhibits myostatin, said Gerald Burr ...

As the role of myostatin in regulating muscle function in oldest-old mice had not previously been studied, and there is a positive correlation between muscle mass and longevity in humans , we tested ...

Working with mice carrying the genetic mutation that causes Duchenne muscular dystrophy in humans, the scientists discovered that mice without the gene for myostatin had less physical damage to ...

HAMILTON: Unfortunately, Lee didn't find any people with mutations in the myostatin gene. ... It helped clear the way for human trials of an experimental treatment that blocks myostatin.

To the Editor: Schuelke et al. (June 24 issue)1 describe a child with muscle hypertrophy in association with a mutation in the myostatin gene. Another possible case of a myostatin mutation in an e ...

Genetic mutations that cause mammals -- including humans -- to develop super ripped muscles, are now resulting in exceedingly buff fish, according to a paper in the latest issue of Animal Genetics.

By blocking myostatin, we may all be able to live with the strength of our youth even as we age into our 80s. My concerns about myostatin have largely focused on potential organ damage, possible ...

Like humans, dogs have two copies of every gene, ... This is the first work to link athletic performance to a mutation in the myostatin gene, with Dr. Ostrander observing: ...