Medical research
New mechanism controlling proper organization of the muscle contractile units indentified
Muscle-specific protein cofilin-2 controls the length of actin filaments in muscle cells.
Nov 7, 2014
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Medical research
Discovery of how newborn mice repair bone fractures could improve treatments
If you've ever broken a bone, there's a good chance you needed surgery, braces, or splints to realign the bone. Severe fractures in infants, on the other hand, can heal on their own through a process that has eluded scientists. ...
Oct 27, 2014
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Medical research
Research team learns more about why airway closes up during asthma attacks
The molecular regulation of smooth-muscle contraction is an important determinant of airway responses during an acute asthmatic attack. In acute asthma, various triggers, including viral illnesses and aeroallergens, can cause ...
Oct 16, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers identify origin and purpose of the facial expression for anger
The next time you get really mad, take a look in the mirror. See the lowered brow, the thinned lips and the flared nostrils? That's what social scientists call the "anger face," and it appears to be part of our basic biology ...
Aug 29, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Acupuncture with electrical stimulation may treat muscle atrophy caused by kidney disease
Acupuncture may help treat muscle wasting that can occur as a result of kidney and other diseases, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The technique ...
Aug 14, 2014
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Medical research
Nuclei in wrong place may be cause, not result, of inherited muscle diseases
Incorrectly positioned nuclei are not merely a sign but a possible cause of human congenital myopathies, a string of inherited muscle diseases, Victoria Schulman, graduate student at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical ...
Dec 16, 2013
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Cardiology
Researchers develop spring-like fibers to help repair damaged heart tissue
The threat from a heart attack doesn't end with the event itself. Blockage of blood flow to the heart can cause irreversible cell death and scarring. With transplants scarce, half the people who live through a heart attack ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How players strike keys depends on how muscles are used for keystrokes that occur before and after
Researchers have long been aware of a phenomenon in speech called coarticulation, in which certain sounds are produced differently depending on the sounds that come before or after them. For example, though the letter n is ...
Aug 9, 2013
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Neuroscience
Early brain stimulation may help stroke survivors recover language function
Non-invasive brain stimulation may help stroke survivors recover speech and language function, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Jun 27, 2013
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Neuroscience
Long-term study reports deep brain stimulation effective for most common hereditary dystonia
In what is believed to be the largest follow-up record of patients with the most common form of hereditary dystonia – a movement disorder that can cause crippling muscle contractions – experts in deep brain stimulation ...
Jun 19, 2013
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