Items tagged with muscle

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Not Blind to Emotion Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 - 13:55:27 - Ehud Rattner Two patients, partially blind because of damage to one side of their brain, were able to sense, and respond to, emotions expressed by people in... read more

Protein Treatment Repairs Heart Damage Saturday, July 25th, 2009 - 16:22:50 - Anuradha Menon By injecting a protein into mice with heart damage, researchers in Boston have shown that it's possible to cause adult heart-muscle cells to... read more

'New Way' to Repair Heart Damage Friday, July 24th, 2009 - 14:27:18 - Anuradha Menon Scientists say they have found a new way to mend damage to the heart. When cells turn into fully-formed adult heart muscle they stop dividing, and... read more

Matter Over Mind Thursday, July 9th, 2009 - 09:05:28 - Anuradha Menon A new study suggests activities combining movement and force tax our brains to capacity, countering a long-held belief that difficulty with dexterous... read more

Robo-Bat With Metal Muscles Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 - 14:39:41 - Anuradha Menon Researchers from North Carolina State University are developing a new robotic bat with a metal skeleton that one day could have a wide range of uses... read more

Dysfunctional Human Astrocytes Kill Neurons Friday, December 5th, 2008 - 18:51:10 - Anuradha Menon Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle... read more

Monkeys Move Paralyzed Muscles Using Mind Thursday, October 16th, 2008 - 16:01:45 - Ehud Rattner A monkey's paralyzed wrist can be moved and controlled by electrical signals artificially routed from its brain, according to scientists who say that... read more

Women Recover Muscle Strength More Slowly Saturday, September 27th, 2008 - 12:57:39 - Ehud Rattner Women are four times more likely than men to experience a broken forearm and require a cast (immobilization). To examine whether the effects of... read more

'Tongue Computing' Could Help Disabled Thursday, August 28th, 2008 - 20:12:27 - Ehud Rattner The tireless tongue already controls taste and speech, helps kiss and swallow and fights germs. Now scientists hope to add one more ability to the... read more

How Alligators Rock and Roll? Sunday, March 16th, 2008 - 22:22:00 - Ehud Rattner Without a ripple in the water, alligators dive, surface or roll sideways, even though they lack flippers or fins. University of Utah biologists... read more

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