News articles tagged with 'muscle' (Page 2)
Ageing, interrupted
— 24 Feb 2011 20:32 | BiologyThe current pace of population ageing is without parallel in human history but surprisingly little is known about the human ageing process, because lifespans of eight decades or more…
Meditation beats dance for harmonising body and mind
— 24 Feb 2011 18:50 | HealthThe body is a dancer's instrument, but is it attuned to the mind? A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that professional ballet and modern dancers are not…
New 'thunder-thighs' dinosaur discovered
— 23 Feb 2011 17:28 | Geology and palaeontologyA new dinosaur named Brontomerus mcintoshi, or 'thunder-thighs' after its enormously powerful thigh muscles, has been discovered in Utah, USA. The new species is described in a paper…
Macho muscle cells force their way to fusion
— 17 Feb 2011 17:39 | HealthIn fact, according to new research from Johns Hopkins, the fusion of muscle cells is a power struggle that involves a smaller mobile antagonist that points at, pokes and finally pushes…
Researchers link gene mutations to Ebstein's anomaly
— 17 Feb 2011 17:21 | HealthEbstein's anomaly is a rare congenital valvular heart disease. Now, in patients with this disease, researchers of the Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam in the Netherlands, the University…
People at risk of diabetes offer clues toward novel drugs
— 15 Feb 2011 16:57 | HealthOnce people develop type 2 diabetes, high blood glucose levels alter their metabolism so much that it becomes difficult to sift through all the clues to find what might enable the disease.…
New gene test offers personalised treatment for inherited neuromuscular disorder
— 12 Feb 2011 19:58 | HealthThe gene, GFPT1, has been identified by researchers at Newcastle University working with international colleagues, as crucial in causing a variation of Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome…
Communication breakdown: Early defects in sensory synapses in motor neurone disease
— 10 Feb 2011 19:22 | HealthNew research using a mouse model of the motor neurone disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) reveals an abnormality in the way that sensory information is relayed to motor neurones in…
New research suggests tart cherries could speed muscle recovery
— 10 Feb 2011 19:16 | HealthTart cherries could help athletes reduce muscle damage to recover faster from a tough workout, according to new research published in the American College of Sports Medicine's journal…
A change of heart keeps bears healthy while hibernating
— 8 Feb 2011 17:54 | BiologyHibernating, it turns out, is much more complicated than one might think…