DARPA awards $22 million to create ‘smart’ device for healing large muscle wounds
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, March 11, 2020 - A multi-institution research team led by the University of Pittsburgh secured a $22 ...
Tag: Musculature
Study maps landmarks of peripheral artery disease to guide treatment development
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Novel biomedical advances that show promise in the lab often fall short ...
MRI findings predict shoulder stiffness for rotator cuff tears
Joint capsule edema and thickness at the axillary recess prove useful in predicting stiff shoulder in patients with small to ...
IncludeHealth launches equipment-agnostic digital musculoskeletal platform
IncludeConnect provides a single digital platform configurable with all strength and cardio equipment, regardless of brand or location, to enable ...
Oh my aching back: Do yoga, tai chi or qigong help?
Researchers provide comprehensive review of effects of movement-based mind-body interventions on chronic low back painCredit: Florida Atlantic University It's a ...
Virtual reality, real injuries: OSU study shows how to reduce physical risk in VR
Credit: Courtesy Jay Kim CORVALLIS, Ore. - Carpal tunnel, stiff shoulders, eye-strain headaches - these are all well-known side effects ...
Learning from the bears
Credit: Gotthardt Lab, MDC Grizzly bears spend many months in hibernation, but their muscles do not suffer from the lack ...
Strong change of course for muscle research
New subtype of muscle stem cells that can be used in the development of gene therapiesCredit: Spuler lab, MDC Anyone ...
Battery-powered headgear could short-circuit joint pain
Credit: Photo by Maricruz Kwon/UTHealth Tired of living with painful arthritic knees, 54-year-old Deborah Brown's interest was piqued when she ...
IncludeHealth gets licensing agreement from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
IncludeHealth will commercialize breakthrough technology for movement correction and rehabilitation, helping children, seniors, and athletes of all agesCredit: Cincinnati Children's ...
Tracking titin in real time
Credit: Gotthardt Lab, MDC Using new high-resolution imaging techniques, MDC researchers and colleagues have tracked titin, the body's largest protein, ...
How people trick themselves into thinking something is heavier than it really is
Holding a steering wheel at different arm positions can influence how much force we think we need to steerCredit: Yusuke ...
Scientists find possible treatment for muscle contractures in childhood paralysis
In mice, the drug bortezomib preserved muscle growth and prevented loss of elbow and shoulder motion in conditions resembling the ...
The future of bone healing
UTA researchers pursuing innovative treatment for cranial injuriesCredit: The University of Texas at Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington ...
Discovered: Possible therapeutic target for slow healing of aged muscles
New work could reveal a potential pathway for therapeutic targeting to combat muscle degeneration in the elderlyCredit: Image is provided ...
T. rex used a stiff skull to eat its prey
MU scientists created one of the first 3D models showing how ligaments and joints in the skull of a Tyrannosaurus ...
Gene editing enables researchers to correct mutation in muscle stem cells in DMD model
Correction of mutation in muscle stem cells with CRISPR editing may pave the way for lifelong treatments for muscular dystrophyCredit: ...
One or the other: Why strength training might come at the expense of endurance muscles
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum The neurotransmitter brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) acts in the muscle, so that during strength ...
Gravity changes mass of muscles and bones, which was experimentally observed in space
Credit: Masaki Inada An international collaboration led by scientists mainly at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) , Japan, ...
UTA scientists part of $11 million study of precision therapy for heart failure patients
Nearly half of all heart failure patients do not have effective treatments for their condition, so three researchers at The ...
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