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, ...
Tag: Musculature
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 ...
Drinking red wine on the red planet
Ingredient in grapes may protect against musculoskeletal atrophy in partial gravity BOSTON - You may remember Tang - the sugar-sweetened ...
Bentham Science launches new journal, ‘Current Dentistry’
Bentham Science is pleased to announce the launch of new subscription-based journal, Current Dentistry. The first issue of the journal ...
Athletes at a higher risk for ACL injury after return to sport
Young athletes who do not achieve a 90 percent score on a battery of tests that measure fitness to return ...
Does use of headgear reduce the rate injuries in high school women’s lacrosse?
Headgear worn during women's lacrosse practice and games can reduce the rate of head and face injuries as well as ...