Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

The triceps muscle helps you extend your elbow to straighten your arm. The triceps is made of three parts: long head, lateral head, and medial head. Overusing the triceps can lead to triceps ...

If you were to run through Padua, Italy, you’d likely find 92-year-old Emma Maria Mazzenga running on a local track or on dirt paths near a riverbank. The sprinter trains at least three times a week ...

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of kinesio taping in nonspecific neck pain and to assess whether ultrasonographic parameters of the upper trapezius muscle can be used in ...

A blink of an eye seems natural and instantaneous, but is it? Without a functioning eyelid, the eye can become dry, irritated and eventually lose the ability to see clearly. Now, a team of UCLA ...

Advice to improve your movement, fitness, and overall health from the #1 in orthopedics in the U.S. Maintaining your arm muscles is about more than flexing impressive biceps. While the arm muscles, ...

The chest includes some of the most prominent muscles of our body, and they’re at work for us almost constantly. The main function of the chest muscles is to help you bring your arms closer to your ...

If you’ve got a lump on top of your shoulder muscle, you have a good chance of it being a trapezius knot. This type of lump in the trapezius muscle — called a myofascial trigger point — is among the ...

In an internet era obsessed with self-improvement and picture-perfect symmetry, one 19-year-old man is flipping the script in a bizarre, unique way—by “ruining” his appearance on purpose. Going by ...

This film explores the complexity of vocal cord vibrations, which occur too rapidly for the naked eye or standard cameras to perceive. By using ultra-high-speed photography at approximately 5,000 ...