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

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

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

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

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

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

From Illness to Injury, When to Stop Working Out

(PhysOrg.com) -- With all the messages about the importance of regular exercise, few pointers are given on when not to continue with your regimen. But it’s just as important to know when to alter or stop your ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 27, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | 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

Muscle damage may be present in some patients taking statins

Structural muscle damage may be present in patients who have statin-associated muscle complaints, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) .

Medicine & Health / Medical research

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

Platelet-rich plasma: Does it work?

Platelet -rich plasma (PRP) is currently used as an alternative treatment method for several common orthopaedic-related sports medicine conditions. According to a new study in the October issue of the Journal of the American Ac ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | 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

Why salad helps you say yes to 'NO'

Disorders of the circulatory system- vascular diseases- are common in the developed world, and can lead to heart attacks, strokes and even death. However, treatments for these disorders, such as bypass surgery and angioplasty, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Muscle rubs: Use for pain is questionable

There is not enough evidence to support using gels and creams containing rubefacients for chronic and acute pain, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers. Rubefacients cause irritation and reddening of the ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1