In the short-term, hypertrophy training causes microtrauma to the muscle, making it break down and leading to tiny tears.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people. While it is well known for causing muscle weakness and stiffness, DM1 also ...

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Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Science, Linnaeus University, Kalmar, Sweden The release of the ATP hydrolysis product, orthophosphate (Pi), from the myosin ...

The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor ...

Space exploration activity has been increasing. In turn, researchers are more interested than ever in uncovering more about how space travel affects human health and the progression of disease.

The findings could have implications for robotics, prosthetics and energy efficient machines. John McGrath and José Alvarado with HillBot, a robot designed to test parameters of muscle strength and ...

1 Human-Centric Design Research Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, United States 2 School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Oklahoma State University ...

Regular activity not only strengthens muscles but can bolster our bones, blood vessels, and immune system. MIT engineers have now found that exercise can also have benefits at the level of individual ...

This is a valuable study that develops a new model of the way muscle responds to perturbations, synthesizing models of how it responds to small and large perturbations, both of which are used to ...