Diving into the water to snatch a fish or catching a bug out of mid-air at 60 miles an hour requires a level of coordination and muscular precision that we can only dream of! Each incredible avian ...
Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a rare disease that affects lower motor neurons, brain cells that provide muscles and glands with the nerves needed to function correctly. People with this ...
The shoulder joint is the articulation between the thorax and the arm. This joint is one of the most complex and mobile joints of the body as it is comprised of four articulations, plus muscles, ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1 -- the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy -- provides insight into why patients ...
# Maximum velocity is an athlete’s peak speed and is typically sustained for only a few seconds. Athletes who have mastered the mechanics of running—such as stride length, frequency, and posture—excel ...
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...
Maintaining airflow through their complex system of air passages, sacs, and lungs requires muscular actions, but birds don’t have a diaphragm like we do. Instead, birds rely on coordinated contraction ...
Subscribe today. Everyone is familiar, at least hand-wavingly, with the distinction between slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle-fiber types. The former are great for running marathons; the latter ...