News tagged with hand muscles


Hand use improved after spinal cord injury with noninvasive stimulation

By using noninvasive stimulation, researchers were able to temporarily improve the ability of people with spinal cord injuries to use their hands. The findings, reported on November 29th in Current Biology, a Cell ...

Neuroscience created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Triclosan -- chemical widely used in antibacterial hand soaps -- may impair muscle function: study

Triclosan, an antibacterial chemical widely used in hand soaps and other personal-care products, hinders muscle contractions at a cellular level, slows swimming in fish and reduces muscular strength in mice, according to ...

Medical research created Aug 13, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers develop novel Brain Training Device to reconnect brain and paralyzed limb after stroke

The world's first Brain Training Device has given a ray of new hope to the recovery of survivors after stroke. Developed by researchers of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, this novel device can detect brainwave and control ...

Neuroscience created May 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Helpful for robotics: Brain uses old information for new movements

Information from the senses has an important influence on how we move. For instance, you can see and feel when a mug is filled with hot coffee, and you lift it in a different way than if the mug were empty. ...

Neuroscience created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Getting a grip on hand function: Researchers discover spinal cord circuit that controls our ability to grasp

Dalhousie neurosurgeon and scientist Dr. Rob Brownstone and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Tuan Bui have identified the spinal cord circuit that controls the hand's ability to grasp. This breakthrough finding opens ...

Neuroscience created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New method restores grip function more quickly to patients with tetraplegia

A new method in which a number of operations are performed simultaneously can provide people with tetraplegia with a better grip function and the ability to open their hand. This method also shortens the ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0