Everyone knows that exercise is good for the body and mind, but MIT scientists have made a revolutionary discovery between ...

Keeping your muscles strong is key to living a healthy and active life. This article explores five simple habits you can ...

How Does EMS Work? Ever ponder the magic behind EMS, transforming electric pulses into robust muscles? This technology ...

Narrator: Muscles! Really? They don't look much use. When a muscle contracts (bunches up), it gets shorter and so pulls on the bone it is attached to. When a muscle relaxes, it goes back to its ...

SINGAPORE – A Singapore-developed device to strengthen muscles and reduce pain has gained approval from health regulators in Singapore and the US – allowing it to be sold as a medical device ...

You’re doing the work, you’re feeling the burn, but how long does it actually take to build muscle? Building muscle isn’t just a matter of showing up and working out however and whenever you ...

MIT researchers have developed a way to help people with amputation or paralysis regain limb control. Instead of using electricity to stimulate muscles, they used light. Here, Guillermo Herrera ...

A new device implanted into the lower back to stimulate muscles is having life-changing effects for the first patient to receive it at a North East hospital. Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary's ...

Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle mass. Low physical activity, nutritional deficiencies, genetic factors, and some medical conditions may contribute. Muscle atrophy due to inactivity can occur ...

Muscles can only contract and relax, so they always work in pairs called antagonistic muscles. Skeletal muscle is joined to bones. Its cells contract to make bones move and joints bend. Skeletal ...