This is a robotic leg, one currently in development by engineers at ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. However, it’s not using actuators, cogs or other conventional ...

A new study suggests that high-intensity interval training may substantially improve fitness and muscle endurance in people recently diagnosed with inflammatory muscle disease, without worsening ...

Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in muscle mass and fatty tissue. This cancer-induced cachexia (CIC) is ...

In recent decades, high-resolution ultrasound (HRUS) has revolutionized the morphological and structural evaluation of peripheral nerves and muscles, revealing details of the internal structure of the ...

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 ...

Magnesium is essential for muscle function, cellular energy, and repairing tissue—but if you take it for recovery, when should you expect to feel the difference? To get clarity on timing, dosing, and ...

Maria Arellano Simpson has been on and off restrictive diets since she was nine years old. ‘As a young adult in the 2000s, cardio was the focus and I spent hours doing it to try to get smaller,’ the ...

Background: Athletes have been shown to have greater tolerance and, to a lesser extent, a lower sensitivity to mechanical pain. However, little is known as to whether the pressure-pain sensitivity of ...

Muscle function and composition are important indicators of age-related health. However, current assessment methods are often complex and expensive, making the early detection of related problems ...