Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena: News and Research on Locomotion

MeSH tree: G11.427.410.568

Study finds 45% of adults 65 and older improved over 12 years

Aging in later life is often portrayed as a steady slide toward physical and cognitive decline. But a new study by scientists at Yale University suggests an alternate narrative—that older individuals can and do improve over ...

For women over 60, muscle strength matters

You don't need to look like a bodybuilder, but for healthy aging, maintaining muscle strength is likely just as important as getting enough aerobic activity, according to the findings of a University at Buffalo-led study ...

Fair fare: Determining proper subsidies for walking rewards

The unforeseen consequences of modern lifestyles are coming to the forefront as health care costs spike in developed countries worldwide. One method to mitigate this is to encourage walking to promote good health. Therefore, ...

Engineers make great 'strides' in gait analysis technology

A study from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Sensing Institute (I-SENSE) at Florida Atlantic University reveals that foot-mounted wearable sensors and a 3D depth camera can accurately measure how people ...

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