News tagged with body muscle

Nanocrystals make dentures shine

German chemists succeeded in producing a new kind of glass-ceramic with a nanocrystalline structure, which seems to be well suited to be used in dentistry due to their high strength and its optical characteristics. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists discover likely cause of most common involuntary movement disorder

Researchers from the CHUQ research center and Universite Laval have discovered the likely cause of essential tremor (ET), a neurological disorder that affects more than 10 million North Americans. The team's promising findings ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Foods rich in protein, dairy products help dieters preserve muscle and lose belly fat: study

New research suggests a higher-protein, lower-carbohydrate energy-restricted diet has a major positive impact on body composition, trimming belly fat and increasing lean muscle, particularly when the proteins come from dairy ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Protein preserves muscle and physical function in dieting postmenopausal women

Dieting postmenopausal women who want to avoid losing muscle as they lose fat should pay attention to a new University of Illinois study. Adding protein throughout the day not only holds hunger pangs at bay so that dieters ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poll: Obesity hits more boomers than others in US

(AP) -- Baby boomers say their biggest health fear is cancer. Given their waistlines, heart disease and diabetes should be atop that list, too. Boomers are more obese than other generations, a new poll finds, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Large waistlines can double the risk of death in kidney disease patients

For kidney disease patients, a large belt size can double the risk of dying.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study links obstructive sleep apnea to blood vessel abnormalities

Obstructive sleep apnea may cause changes in blood vessel function that reduces blood supply to the heart in people who are otherwise healthy, according to new research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American He ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Disabled Japanese man begins robo-suit adventure

A disabled Japanese man on Friday embarked on an ambitious trip that will take him to a mediaeval French World Heritage site with the help of a cutting-edge robotic suit.

Technology / Other

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Obesity creates wimpy rats

(Medical Xpress) -- Obesity appears to impair normal muscle function in rats, an observation that could have significant implications for humans, according to Penn State researchers.

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Heart attacks are more serious in the morning: study

Heart attacks that occur in the morning are likely to be more serious than attacks at other times of the day, a specialist journal reported on Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Older and stronger: Progressive resistance training can build muscle, increase strength as we age

Getting older doesn't mean giving up muscle strength. Not only can adults fight the battle of strength and muscle loss that comes with age, but the Golden Years can be a time to get stronger, say experts at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Muscular heart failure patients may have a better chance at survival: study

University of Alberta research has discovered heart failure patients with more muscle have the potential to increase their length of life.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart protects itself from fat

When you eat a fatty meal, a certain mechanism is activated in the heart, which prevents dangerous substances from being deposited in the heart muscle. This is one of the findings of research carried out at Wageningen University, ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Low levels of vitamin D linked to muscle fat, decreased strength in young people

There's an epidemic in progress, and it has nothing to do with the flu. A ground-breaking study published in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjec ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Overweight middle-aged adults at greater risk for cognitive decline in later life

The adverse affects of being overweight are not limited to physical function but also extend to neurological function, according to research in the latest issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sc ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0