News tagged with body muscle

Disabled Japanese man begins robo-suit adventure

A disabled Japanese man on Friday embarked on an ambitious trip that will take him to a mediaeval French World Heritage site with the help of a cutting-edge robotic suit.

Technology / Other

created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 8

Low levels of vitamin D linked to muscle fat, decreased strength in young people

There's an epidemic in progress, and it has nothing to do with the flu. A ground-breaking study published in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found an astonishing 59 per cent of study subjec ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Thinner thighs, weaker heart

Men and women whose thighs are less than 60cm in circumference have a higher risk of premature death and heart disease, according to research published on BMJ.com today. The study also concluded that individuals whose thighs ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3

Nanocrystals make dentures shine

German chemists succeeded in producing a new kind of glass-ceramic with a nanocrystalline structure, which seems to be well suited to be used in dentistry due to their high strength and its optical characteristics. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Muscle deterioration in patients with lung disease seen connected to CO2

Muscle deterioration in patients with lung diseases might be a direct consequence of high carbon dioxide levels in their blood, an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Yosef Gruenbaum of the Hebrew ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Heart attacks are more serious in the morning: study

Heart attacks that occur in the morning are likely to be more serious than attacks at other times of the day, a specialist journal reported on Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Older and stronger: Progressive resistance training can build muscle, increase strength as we age

Getting older doesn't mean giving up muscle strength. Not only can adults fight the battle of strength and muscle loss that comes with age, but the Golden Years can be a time to get stronger, say experts at the University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Heart protects itself from fat

When you eat a fatty meal, a certain mechanism is activated in the heart, which prevents dangerous substances from being deposited in the heart muscle. This is one of the findings of research carried out at Wageningen University, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men suffer body image problems of their own with drive for muscularity (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Slimming down for swimsuit season is an obsession for many women, and now bulking up for the beach can lead to body image problems with men today wanting to be bigger than ever, a new University of Florida ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Muscular heart failure patients may have a better chance at survival: study

University of Alberta research has discovered heart failure patients with more muscle have the potential to increase their length of life.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vaccine slows progression of skeletal muscle disorder

A potential vaccine for Alzheimer's disease also has been shown in mice to slow the weakening of muscles associated with inclusion body myositis, a disorder that affects the elderly.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Overweight middle-aged adults at greater risk for cognitive decline in later life

The adverse affects of being overweight are not limited to physical function but also extend to neurological function, according to research in the latest issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological and Medical Sc ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ethnic background may be associated with diabetes risk

Fat and muscle mass, as potentially determined by a person's ethnic background, may contribute to diabetes risk, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Overweight children may develop back pain and spinal abnormalities

Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0