Specialized cells that conduct electricity to keep the heart beating have a previously unrecognized ability to regenerate in the days after birth, a new study in mice by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The finding, ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Massage has been used to treat sore, injured muscles for more than 3,000 years, and today many athletes swear by massage guns to rehabilitate their bodies. But other than making people feel good, do these "mechanotherapies" ...
Oct 6, 2021
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In a study published in the journal Nutrients, researchers examined 27 male and female participants in a double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled, parallel study. Each person taking part was unaccustomed to "resistance" ...
Sep 27, 2021
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Muscular dystrophy describes a family of congenital diseases that cause the progressive loss of muscle tissue. Severity varies across the family, but for many there is little in the way of treatment. In its newest study, ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Advances in cardiac tissue engineering offer hope for an array of useful applications, from heart repair to disease modeling. As part of active, ongoing research related to bioengineering functional human organs, Adam Feinberg ...
Aug 16, 2021
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Studying drug effects on human muscles just got easier thanks to a new "muscle-on-a-chip," developed by a team of researchers from Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science and Inha University in Incheon, Korea.
Jul 8, 2021
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Globally, more than 400 million people have diabetes, most of them suffering from type 2 diabetes.
Jun 29, 2021
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High running capacity is associated with health and longevity. However, whether high genetic running capacity promotes more efficient metabolism with aging is not known. A new study conducted in collaboration between the ...
Jun 14, 2021
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It is estimated that during a heart attack, one billion cells in the heart are lost. In the wake of the heart attack, the lost tissue is replaced by scar tissue, which can lead to heart failure, arrhythmia and death. In a ...
Jun 2, 2021
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Millions have rolled up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine, but why haven't they rolled up their pants legs instead? Why do we get most shots in our arms?
May 21, 2021
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