New medication gives mice bigger muscles
Researchers from Aarhus University, Denmark, have studied a new group of medicinal products which increase the muscle- and bone mass ...
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Nursing professor wins $6.575 million in grants to tackle musculoskeletal disease
Fighting maladiesCredit: UT Arlington A University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation professor will use a ...
Blood flow restriction therapy may protect against bone loss following ACL reconstruction
LAS VEGAS, NV - Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients often face bone and muscle loss immediately following the procedure. ...
Patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears may have another surgical option
LAS VEGAS, NV - The arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) surgical technique offers patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears restored ...
Early sports specialization tied to increased injury rates in college athletes
LAS VEGAS, NV -Sixty million kids participate in organized athletics each year with ever increasing amounts of children specializing in ...
Oscillation in muscle tissue
Credit: Birchmeier Lab / MDC Muscle stem cells have to be ready to spring into action at any time: When ...
Mechanized cane measures patients’ rehabilitation process without noticing it
It monitors a person's time of use and weight-bearing while walking, in a nonintrusive way for users and at low ...
Stem cells provide greater insight into rotator cuff disease
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Rotator cuff tears are common injuries, and proper healing of the shoulder muscle is often difficult. ...
Documenting and decoding the dynamics between work and pain
A special issue of WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation looks at factors around the experience and management ...
How diabetes causes muscle loss
Credit: Kobe University Diabetes mellitus is associated with various health problems including decline in skeletal muscle mass. A research group ...
New research and education partnership announced between UCL and AIIMS
UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have entered into a new partnership which will enable much ...
A prosthetic that restores the sense of where your hand is
Credit: Luca Rossini The next-generation bionic hand, developed by researchers from EPFL, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa ...
New research insights hold promise for kids with DMD
Experimental drug shows promise for simultaneously treating inflammation and heart disease in experimental modelsCredit: Children's National Health System WASHINGTON-(Feb. 11, ...
'Artificial muscles' to help children with cerebral palsy
Research team receives start-up funding to develop first-of-its-kind motorized medical braceCredit: University of Delaware/ Kathy F. Atkinson A team of ...