New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Want to do strength training while recovering from an injury? Go for isokinetic exercise, which can strengthen muscles, and assist in rehabilitation after an injury.

PNF stretching (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation) is a technique that combines static stretching with isometric ...

Fitness experts weigh in on the differences between concentric vs. eccentric exercise, and why both are important.

Skeletal muscles can convert chemical energy into mechanical energy to cause voluntary muscle contraction and movement. Skeletal muscle is composed of fascicles, bundled units of multiple muscle ...

With an intercostal muscle strain, localized pain and tenderness will be present and will increase with stretching or contraction of the intercostal muscles. Your healthcare provider may recommend ...

The UK economy just about returned to growth in November after two months of contraction, the latest official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP), the standard measure of an economy's value ...

Motormolecule gel contraction 3MB. Credit: University of Manchester The artificial rotary motors are incredibly tiny—much smaller than a strand of human hair. They are embedded into polymer ...

"Three minutes is like doing 200 push-ups," he claims. Loading YouTube content This technology, called electrical muscle stimulation or EMS, was explored by the Russians back in the 1960s to help ...

application for TYRA-300 allowing the company to proceed with a Phase 2 clinical trial of TYRA-300 in low-grade, intermediate risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (IR NMIBC). This program will be ...