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Groin injuries may be more serious than a pulled muscle

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some athletes are diagnosed with a pulled groin muscle when they actually might be suffering from a much more serious hip injury.





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To keep muscles strong, the 'garbage' has to go

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In order to maintain muscle strength with age, cells must rid themselves of the garbage that accumulates in them over time, just as it does in any household, according to a new study in the December issue of Cell Metabolism. In the ...


High-fat diet impairs muscle health before impacting function

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Skeletal muscle plays a critical role in regulating blood sugar levels in the body. But few studies have comprehensively examined how obesity caused by a high-fat diet affects the health of muscle in adolescents ...


Investigating muscle repair, scientists follow their noses

Investigating muscle repair, scientists follow their noses

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

When muscle cells need repair, they use odor-detecting tools found in the nose to start the process, researchers have discovered.


Keeping the rhythm of life in sync

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 28, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Beyond symbolically holding our feelings of love and compassion, the heart is a very efficient pump with a steady beat that provides the rhythm of life. Abnormal rhythm in the heart is a condition known as cardiac arrhythmia. ...


Reduced muscle strength associated with risk for Alzheimer's

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Individuals with weaker muscles appear to have a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and declines in cognitive function over time, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Neurology.


The Medical Minute: Putting the freeze on abnormal heart beats

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In some people, the heart has a tendency to race due to abnormal electrical signals that tell the heart muscle when to contract. Abnormal electrical activation of the heart with changes in the rate or regular ...


Treatment to improve degenerating muscle gains strength

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study appearing in Science Translational Medicine puts scientists one step closer to clinical trials to test a gene delivery strategy to improve muscle mass and function in patients with certain degenerative muscle disord ...


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Microsoft Researchers Developing Muscle-Based PC Interface (w/ Video)

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 2 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft researches have teamed up with the University of Washington and the University of Toronto to develop a muscle-controlled interface that allows for hands-free, gesture-driven interaction ...


Insulin boost restores muscle growth in elderly

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1

When most people think of insulin, they think of diabetes — a disease that arises when, for one reason or another, insulin can't do the critical job of helping the body process sugar. But the hormone has another, less well-known ...


From fruit fly wings to heart failure -- why Not(ch)?

From fruit fly wings to heart failure -- why Not(ch)?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Almost a century after it was discovered in fruit flies with notches in their wings, the Notch signalling pathway may come to play an important role in the recovery from heart attacks. In a study published ...



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