Almost everyone has heard of sarcopenia—the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, power, and functional capacity that comes with aging. What many ...

Dexterity, coordination and balance are all extremely important throughout our lives, but these skills change between early ...

People with stroke can safely take part in programmes of exercise which involve muscle strength training. By engaging in muscle strength training, people with stroke can increase muscle strength and ...

Type IIb fast-twitch myofibers, known for their rapid contraction speed, are plentiful in small mammals but have largely diminished in humans. Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that ...

Kinotek assessments measure mobility using 3D visuals. I learned how my desk job is wearing down my body — and strength-training workouts could make it worse.

Social support and connection: Movement often happens with others—on a walk, in a gym class, or on a team—and that supportive ...

The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role ...

Carnegie Mellon scientists create AggreBots, tiny lung-cell robots powered by cilia with controlled motility.Word excerpt: ...

Stimulation of the A13 brain region restores motor function in Parkinson's disease mouse models by alleviating bradykinesia and akinesia.

The award will allow researchers to investigate how physical forces influence the way cells move, grow, divide and respond to their surroundings, particularly in the context of diseases like cancer.