Muscle memory: A long break from exercise has little impact on strength

Consistency is always the focus of exercise plans, which can lead people to giving up altogether if they miss a few workouts. But a new study has found that even after a 10-week break from strength training, it took people very little time to get back … Continue reading Muscle memory: A long break from exercise has little impact on strength

Muscle memory: A long break from exercise has little impact on strength

Consistency is always the focus of exercise plans, which can lead people to giving up altogether if they miss a few workouts. But a new study has found that even after a 10-week break from strength training, it took people very little time to get back … Continue reading Muscle memory: A long break from exercise has little impact on strength

Vitamin K2 reduces night leg cramps by 50% in large clinical trial

If you’ve ever woken up in the middle of the night with sudden painful thigh, calf or foot cramping, you’ll know just how awful the experience is – and, unfortunately, the frequency of these nighttime disturbances increases with age.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading Vitamin K2 reduces night leg cramps by 50% in large clinical trial

For happy bones and joints, exercise at the same time of day

If you’ve ever started a new exercise plan or diet, you’ll most likely have been told many times that consistency is the key to reaching goals. Now, scientists for the first time have found that sticking to a daily routine of when you work out could be… Continue reading For happy bones and joints, exercise at the same time of day

Groundbreaking bionic hand restores quality of life to amputee

The world is edging closer to creating fully functional prosthetic limbs, with the first clinical bionic attachment connected directly to the nervous and skeletal systems, plus artificial intelligence, restoring around 80% of daily use to the user’s ha… Continue reading Groundbreaking bionic hand restores quality of life to amputee

Novel electrical therapy rebuilds muscles lost through natural aging

Sarcopenia affects up to 16% of the world’s aging population and is one of the leading factors in the loss of independence. Marked by a loss of both muscle mass and function or strength, it’s behind many age-related falls, poor mobility and functional … Continue reading Novel electrical therapy rebuilds muscles lost through natural aging

Time-restricted eating may hold key to obesity-related muscle dysfunction

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

Graphene-infused mesh could keep rotator cuff injuries from recurring

A torn rotator cuff can be debilitating enough on its own, but unfortunately once such an injury has occurred, it’s more likely to happen again. An experimental new mesh could help keep that from happening, thanks to tiny pieces of graphene.Continue Re… Continue reading Graphene-infused mesh could keep rotator cuff injuries from recurring