News tagged with periodic paralysis

Study offers new insights into the mechanics of muscle fatigue

A study in The Journal of General Physiology examines the consequences of muscle activity with surprising results, indicating that the extracellular accumulation of potassium that occurs in working muscles is considerably higher ...

Medical research Jan 17, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Elizabeth Barrett Browning's illness deciphered after 150 years

Known for her poetry, letters, love affair and marriage to Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett Browning also left a legacy of unanswered questions about her lifelong chronic illness. Now, a Penn State anthropologist, with ...

Other Dec 19, 2011 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |