Mechanical vibrations could help improve our muscles and our balance control, according to research at Aston University. Researchers in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences have examined ...

A team of researchers has developed a simple lab-based system for growing human muscle cells that are capable of vigorously contracting. A team of researchers at Tohoku University have developed a ...

UW-Madison researchers developed a simple, noninvasive wearable device that enables them to measure tendon tension while a person is engaging in activities like walking or running. Here, the device is ...

Lipton and his colleagues have created a new class of deployable structures that could one day be used to create artificial ...

Combining lab-grown muscle tissue with a series of flexible mechanical joints has led to the development of an artificial hand that can grip and make gestures. The breakthrough shows the way forward ...

83 percent of children in small study experienced atrophy in at least one muscle group Children with life-threatening respiratory failure who require mechanical ventilation in a pediatric intensive ...