Collaborate Disseminate
The debate over which physical activity is better has been in full swing since even before fitness became a global industry worth nearly US$100 million each year. But one type of workout is often overlooked in research that largely focuses on weight or… Continue reading Want to lower your blood pressure? Try a plank
Smart textiles and patches are coming in thick and fast, from wound-monitoring and healing bandages, to heartrate-measuring thread woven into fabric. The latest in this burgeoning field of medical therapies is one that impressively keeps an eye on your… Continue reading Self-powering patch can monitor muscle moves and it costs less than $3
Chronic muscle loss doesn’t simply make a person physically weaker. Among other things, it increases the risk of serious falls … and even death. A new urine test, however, could allow it to be detected earlier than ever before.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Simple urine test designed for at-home monitoring of muscle loss
There may be new hope for people who suffer from involuntary muscle tremors. Scientists are developing a partially implanted system that stimulates muscles in order to stop their problematic activity – with a little help from the nervous system.Continu… Continue reading Experimental system may stop unwanted tremors by subtly zapping muscles
Whether they’re patients with degenerative diseases or astronauts in weightless environments, there are some people who need to know if their muscles are wasting away. A new wearable could one day allow them to check, when and wherever they wish.Contin… Continue reading Electric cuff could warn at-risk wearers of muscle atrophy
Obesity is linked to a number of comorbidities, including musculoskeletal disorders. Focusing on the important role muscles play in metabolism, a recent study examined how time-restricted feeding in overweight fruit flies impacted the factors underlyin… Continue reading Time-restricted eating may hold key to obesity-related muscle dysfunction
Scientists are only just scratching the surface of the power that the gut’s microbiome holds. It’s already been linked to memory, depression and mood, and shifts in its bacterial makeup offers clues to the development of prediabetes and multiple sclero… Continue reading Your gut may hold the key to better, faster healing from muscle injury
When a limb is rendered immobile for long periods of time, its muscles will inevitably begin to atrophy. A new implant could help keep that from happening, however, by mechanically stretching and compressing those muscles.Continue ReadingCategory: Medi… Continue reading Shape-memory implant may keep immobilized muscles from wasting away
Squeezing in a solid workout can be a challenge for time-poor fitness enthusiasts, but lately we’re seeing exercise scientists really drill into what the most efficient workouts might look like. A team at Australia’s Edith Cowan University (ECU) has of… Continue reading Do you even lift? Lowering weights may be faster route to muscle growth
Working regular exercise into your lifestyle can be beneficial in all sorts of ways, but studies continue to unearth valuable details around how we can strike the optimal balance. New research has offered interesting insights in this space, demonstrati… Continue reading Lowering a dumbbell 6 times a day offers significant gains in strength