Challenging the brain by exposing it to new situations, tasks and skills can improve its efficiency, much like strength ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Muscle fibers, which constitute skeletal muscle, are classified into two main types: slow-twitch (Type I, red muscle) and fast-twitch (Type II, white muscle). Slow-twitch fibers are ...

A team of researchers from Toho University has uncovered a potential new use for a naturally occurring compound, schisandrin A, found in the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Schisandra chinensis.

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 ...

Abstract: Quantitatively deciphering the relationship between muscle activation and thickness deformation is essential for diagnosing muscle-related diseases and monitoring muscle health (e.g., ...

Summary: New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances. Scientists discovered that dendrites, the branch-like extensions of ...

The basic physiological principles of muscle contraction are well established: when muscle cells are excited, myosin heads in the sarcomere thick filaments bind to actin thin filaments and undergo a ...

Summary: Macrophages, immune cells typically known for fighting infections, have been discovered to play a vital role in controlling movement and linking neural activity with metabolic demands.

Working out your muscles may help heal your nerves after injury, by encouraging those neurons to grow faster. In a new study of mouse cells, scientists found that both the biochemical and mechanical ...

Abstract: This paper describes an experiment to reveal the effect of the inner diameter of an artificial muscle on the instantaneous force generation mechanism based on the striking motion of the ...