Ready, set, go: New study shows how marathon running affects different foot muscles
With the current trend of fitness consciousness, many people have taken up long-distance running as a part of their exercise ...
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When stem cells can’t roll on a bumpy road, muscles break down
Key takeaways Stem cells travel along a collagen network to reach damaged muscle tissue and heal it. In Duchenne muscular ...
Hannover Messe: Lightweight components for cars and machines – Artificial muscles are making drive systems small and sustainable
Wherever electric motors or electromagnets are too large or too heavy to be incorporated into a technical component, the novel ...
Biodegradable artificial muscles: going green in the field of soft robotics
Stuttgart, Linz, Boulder – Artificial muscles are a progressing technology that could one day enable robots to function like living ...
Breathing muscles remain stronger even after weeks of no training: preserved health gains could improve physical endurance and quality of life for people with chronic lung conditions
Training the breathing muscles (primarily the diaphragm which plays a vital role in breathing) could have longer lasting benefits than ...
Scientists discover secreted protein helps both repair and grow muscles
Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a protein called platelet-derived growth factor subunit B (PDGF-B) ...
Researchers awarded $2.1M to study muscles
Nov. 30, 2022 Credit: Brooke Coupal for UMass Lowell Nov. 30, 2022 Media contacts: Emily Gowdey-Backus, director of media ...
High-power electrostatic actuators to realize artificial muscles
Electrostatic actuators are simple and lightweight devices that emulate human muscles. However, their usage has primarily been restricted to moving ...
Wasting muscles built back better
(BOSTON) — Muscles waste as a result of not being exercised enough, as happens quickly with a broken limb that ...
3D artificial pneumatic muscles for future “makers”
Genoa/Pisa (Italy), 30 August 2022 - Artificial pneumatic muscles consisting of 3D-printed structures that can extend and contract as required: ...
Older people with anemia and weak muscles face higher risk of dying
A study by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil and University College London (UCL) in ...
Swimming without brains and muscles
In order to survive, biological organisms have to react to their environment. Whereas humans or animals possess a complex nervous ...
How does reduced gravity affect astronauts’ muscles and nerve responses? Japanese researchers answer
Among the many functions performed by skeletal muscles, an important one is maintaining our posture. If it weren’t for these ...
UCLA scientists develop durable material for flexible artificial muscles
UCLA materials scientists and colleagues at the nonprofit scientific research institute SRI International have developed a new material and manufacturing ...
UCLA scientists develop durable material for flexible artificial muscles
UCLA materials scientists and colleagues at the nonprofit scientific research institute SRI International have developed a new material and manufacturing ...
Move over muscles, it’s time for tendons to be in the spotlight
Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU),Scripps Research, and others found that tendons, not muscles, are the crucial site ...
Nanostructured fibers can impersonate human muscles
Mimicking the human body, specifically the actuators that control muscle movement, is of immense interest around the globe. In recent ...
Novel air-conditioning technology: Artificial muscles deliver sustainable cooling
A new type of energy efficient, ecologically sustainable cooling technology that does not require the use of climate-damaging refrigerants is ...
Hannover Messe: Artificial muscles help robot vacuum manipulators get a grip
The robot grippers designed by Professor Stefan Seelecke and his team at Saarland University can grip and manipulate objects with ...
New lab model simulates effects of exercise on muscles
A team of researchers at Tohoku University have developed a simple lab-based system for growing human muscle cells that are ...