Posts Tagged ‘muscles’
Watch squishy creatures evolve to run
CORNELL (US) — A computer algorithm shows virtual “softbots” evolving muscle-like features and teaching themselves to walk. Continue…
Friday, May 3, 2013 9:34 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2013 11:20 - 0 Comments
Big bites make jaw muscles go weak
BROWN (US) — An animal’s bite force depends on how much the jaw muscle stretches and the size of the morsel—too big or too small, the bite weakens. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 15, 2013 16:08 - 1 Comment
Microgene treats muscular dystrophy in dogs
U. MISSOURI (US) — A microgene packed into a virus may lead to a new treatment for muscular dystrophy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2012 14:35 - 1 Comment
Stem cells on path to rebuild blood ‘pipeline’
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Engineers can now prod stem cells to help build vein and artery networks, overcoming a stumbling block to growing replacement blood vessels in the laboratory. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2012 13:15 - 3 Comments
Muscular dystrophy: ‘Claw’ may lead to new therapy
U. MISSOURI (US) — Insights into how a compound binds to muscles cells may be key to developing a therapy for muscular dystrophy, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 8, 2012 13:51 - 1 Comment
Early intervention may help preemies catch up
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — There are opportunities for therapeutic intervention—even in the first few weeks of life—that could improve premature babies’ long-term outcomes, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 3, 2012 14:52 - 0 Comments
Heart drug eases pain of rare disease
U. ROCHESTER (US) — An older medication originally approved to treat heart problems eases pain and stiffness from a very rare muscle disease, a new study reports. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 27, 2012 12:13 - 6 Comments
Muscles in old mice made young again
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Researchers have identified for the first time a key factor responsible for declining muscle repair during aging, and discovered that a common drug halts the process in mice. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 30, 2012 10:53 - 3 Comments
For athletes, ‘cool’ glove beats steroids
STANFORD (US) — A new cooling glove amps up athletic performance, and it’s “Equal to or substantially better than steroids…and it’s not illegal,” its creators say. (more…)
Top Stories - Aug 14, 2012 10:50 - 3 Comments
Germ killer in hand soap may weaken muscles
UC DAVIS (US) — A chemical widely used in soaps, toothpaste, and toys weakens muscles in mice. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 6, 2012 9:58 - 0 Comments
Time in space may stretch worm lifespan
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Scientists studying loss of bone and muscle mass among astronauts find that spaceflight’s effects on microscopic worms may help them live longer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 13, 2012 14:52 - 0 Comments
Sea sponge compound combats muscle loss
MCGILL (CAN) — Low doses of a natural compound may help prevent a condition that wastes muscles and is a major cause of death for patients with cancer and AIDS. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2012 11:56 - 0 Comments
‘Heat shock’ protein halts muscle disease
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Researchers have found that increasing a specific protein in muscles could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 10, 2012 15:20 - 1 Comment
Practice, practice, practice makes muscles efficient
U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Practice makes perfect, but continued practice could make you more efficient. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2012 18:20 - 0 Comments
After exercise, muscles have more stem cells
U. ILLINOIS (US) — A single bout of exercise in mice leads to an increase in the type of stem cell that aids in healing injury or disease in skeletal muscle. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 20, 2011 8:45 - 1 Comment
Genes control muscle aging in flies
EMORY (US) — The discovery of genes in fruit flies that act in muscles to control aging could help doctors treat muscle degeneration in human aging. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 30, 2011 13:43 - 0 Comments
Tendons take shock muscles won’t handle
BROWN U. (US) — Tendons in the legs act as shock absorbers, offering protection at the moment of impact with muscles stepping up less than a second later to absorb the remaining energy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 2, 2011 11:36 - 0 Comments
Worms in space clarify muscle atrophy
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Microscopic worms may hold clues to overcoming threats posed to human health by space travel and also help find ways to stop muscle degradation in the sick and elderly. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 11, 2011 11:11 - 0 Comments
Fat rats are really wimpy
PENN STATE (US) — Rats in fat suits show that obesity may impair normal muscle function, a finding that could have significant implications for humans. (more…)
