News tagged with muscle injury

Surprise: Scientists discover that inflammation helps to heal wounds

A new research study published in The FASEB Journal may change how sports injuries involving muscle tissue are treated, as well as how much patient monitoring is necessary when potent anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed for a ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 04, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Stem cell surprise for tissue regeneration (w/ Podcast)

Scientists working at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Embryology, with colleagues, have overturned previous research that identified critical genes for making muscle stem cells. It turns out that ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Computational model of swimming fish could inspire design of robots, medical prosthetics

Scientists at the University of Maryland and Tulane University have developed a computational model of a swimming fish that is the first to address the interaction of both internal and external forces on locomotion. ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Acetaminophen protects kidneys after muscle injury

Severe muscle injuries -- such as crush injuries suffered in earthquakes, car accidents and explosions, and muscle damage from excessive exercise or statin drug interactions - can cause life-threatening kidney damage. Treatment ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Detached gecko tails dance to their own tune

Geckos and other lizards have long been known for their incredible ability to shed their tails as a decoy for predators, but little is known about the movements and what controls the tail once it separates ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Stem cell transplants in mice produce lifelong enhancement of muscle mass

A University of Colorado at Boulder-led study shows that specific types of stem cells transplanted into the leg muscles of mice prevented the loss of muscle function and mass that normally occurs with aging, a finding with ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny molecule slows progression of Lou Gehrig's disease in mice

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that a molecule produced naturally by muscles in response to nerve damage can reduce symptoms and prolong life in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise Key to Older Adult Fall Prevention

(PhysOrg.com) -- Being able to stay in their homes and remain independent is a daily struggle for many older adults. As we age we tend to lose our flexibility, our connective tissue tightens and we have prolonged reaction ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Treatment for headaches and dizziness caused by traumatic brain injury appears promising

A recent retrospective study by four Michigan physicians shows strong evidence that symptoms of headache, dizziness and anxiety in some patients with traumatic brain injury potentially could be alleviated or even eliminated ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers find daily ginger consumption eases muscle pain by 25 percent

For centuries, ginger root has been used as a folk remedy for a variety of ailments such as colds and upset stomachs. But now, researchers at the University of Georgia have found that daily ginger consumption also reduces ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 19, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

MyoD helps stem cells proliferate in response to muscle injury

The master regulator of muscle differentiation, MyoD, functions early in myogenesis to help stem cells proliferate in response to muscle injury, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

5 exercises can reduce neck, shoulder pain of women office workers

Strength training exercises using dumbbells can reduce pain and improve function in the trapezius muscle, the large muscle which extends from the back of the head, down the neck and into the upper back. The exercises also ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new way to measure muscle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after taking a faculty position at MIT, Joel Dawson '96, SM '97 got together with his former music teacher, Elena Ruehr, for coffee. Ruehr, an MIT lecturer in music and theater arts, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stem cell research in the UK reaches significant milestone

Stem cell scientists at King's College London will today announce they have submitted to the UK Stem Cell Bank (UKSCB) their first clinical grade human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines that are free from animal-derived products, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Volume dial' neurone may aid spinal disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scottish researchers have discovered a new class of neuron that may lead to new therapies for spinal injury.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0