Health
Can stretching replace other types of exercise? Fitness experts explain positives and negatives of the latest trend
There is massage. There is yoga. There is physical therapy.
Apr 12, 2024
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News tagged with human movement
Biomedical technology
Scientists invent ultra-thin, minimally-invasive pacemaker controlled by light
Sometimes our bodies need a boost. Millions of Americans rely on pacemakers—small devices that regulate the electrical impulses of the heart in order to keep it beating smoothly. But to reduce complications, researchers ...
Feb 21, 2024
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Overcoming a 'stiff' reputation: Research highlights foot's variability and movement capability
A research collaboration between Griffith University and The University of Queensland is reshaping our understanding of human biomechanics, specifically through the interplay of foot form and function.
Jan 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Significantly restricting movement is most effective in stopping disease spread, SARS-CoV-2 data show
Researchers from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University and Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland in New Zealand, studied the dynamics of infectious disease transmission in an interconnected ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Success of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes in fighting dengue may be underestimated
The fight against dengue fever has a new weapon: a mosquito infected with the bacteria Wolbachia, which prevents the spread of the virus. These mosquitoes have now been deployed in several trials demonstrating their potential ...
Nov 6, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How do we decide what to look at next? A computational model has the answer
Imagine you are looking out the window: a small bird is flying across the blue sky, and a girl with a red baseball cap is walking along the sidewalk, passing by two people sitting on a bench. You might think that you are ...
Oct 31, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study shows that activity in the primate visual cortex is minimally linked to spontaneous movements
Many past neuroscience studies have found that animals process sensory information, such as visual stimuli, sounds, and so on, in relation to their movements within their surroundings. This experimentally confirmed idea, ...
Neuroscience
Scientists record powerful signal in the brain's white matter
The human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control voluntary movement, and enable speech, learning and cognition, and the axons (white matter), which connect ...
Oct 20, 2023
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
New smartphone app quickly analyzes human motion to aid physical rehabilitation
A research team has developed a smart phone app that can track and analyze a person's ability to move from one place to another, known as locomotion, and other types of movements. Human motion analysis is used to evaluate ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Neuroscience
Study highlights the key role of the prefrontal cortex in regulating REM sleep
Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep is the stage of the sleep cycle during which vivid dreaming typically takes place. This crucial sleep phase, characterized by relaxed muscles, rapid eye movements, an elevated heart rate and ...
