If there’s one familiar sound whenever a volunteer tries out an interactive device that uses electrical muscle stimulation, it is probably laughter. Even for experienced users of the technology, the ...

We lift to grow and strengthen our muscles, so it’s natural that a lot of us find bodybuilders’ piece-by-piece mindset appealing: You focus on the specific muscle that you want to work, and make sure ...

Albany, New York, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Okay, so are you someone who is on a weight loss journey, right now? We agree that it is extremely easy to get rid of all the water weight, but ...

Synthetics startup Ras Labs is working with the International Space Station to test “smart materials” that contract like living tissue. These “electroactive” materials can expand, contract and conform ...

Modern prostheses have come a long way from their hand hook and pegleg predecessors. Although they look a lot more like the real thing, they are still lacking in the natural feel department. To ...

Rebuild lost muscle and regain independence after 60 with 5 chair exercises you can do at home, no gym required.

When Lebron James famously dropped out of game one of the 2014 NBA Finals with a cramping left leg, many wondered if he was low on electrolytes. Gatorade even teased him on Twitter, suggesting he ...

An investigation on the International Space Station to learn more about exactly how cells sense gravity could help scientists figure out ways to prevent that muscle loss, in space and on Earth People ...

In the right circumstances stress can be beneficial. David Foster Wallace, the late essayist and novelist, was at one point in his life a moderately good junior tennis player. That experience led him ...