The importance of strength training in achieving fitness goals and maintaining physical health is rarely understated. However, its benefits may not be limited to the body and extend to the brain as ...

Adding neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) to physiotherapy in hospitalized patients with severe heart failure (HF) — including recent heart transplant recipients and those with implanted ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and ...

Post-stroke dyskinesia often presents a significant challenge, severely impacting the quality of life of the patients. The hands are particularly susceptible to motor function decline following a ...

If you’re someone who trains hard, you probably already know that recovery is just as crucial as the workout itself. But to get out the tight kinks and relieve sore muscles, there is a debate about ...

Throughout my life, I always associated working out with losing weight. Because I’d never had a weight problem or been a heavy person, I wasn’t very active until my 50s, when I gained weight due to ...

Prostaglandins induce the regeneration of muscle in rodents and humans through the prostaglandin E2 receptor EP4 subtype receptor, but this therapeutic pathway's potential is limited due to systemic ...

An increased muscle-to-fat (MF) ratio is associated with improved lung function in men and nonsmoking women of middle age. Increases in the MF ratio are linked to a reduced decline in lung function ...

Study uncovers a polyphenol's mechanism in enhancing mitochondrial calcium uptake and muscle bioenergetics during aging. Study: Mitochondrial calcium uptake declines during aging and is directly ...

Myokymia is the scientific term for the twitching that mostly affects the lower eyelids. Dr. Anthony Youn recommends getting more sleep, reducing caffeine consumption and if all else fails, Botox ...

Introduction: The accuracy of musculoskeletal models and simulations as methods for predicting muscle functional outputs is always improving. However, even the most complex models contain various ...

Pain in the extensor digitorum longus (EDL) muscle is usually caused by inflammation due to overuse from specific physical activities. This can happen when shoes are laced up too tightly, which is ...