Using mouse models, researchers found that abdominal muscles may be severely involved in the muscular dystrophy process. The abdominal muscles are important to provide respiratory support when the ...

Respiration is a chemical reaction that happens in all living cells, including plant cells and animal cells. It is the way that energy is released from glucose so that all the other chemical ...

In addition to making limb muscles weak, muscular dystrophy (MD) can also lead to decreased function of specific muscles involved in respiration causing breathing difficulties as well as leading ...

Muscles develop a lasting molecular “memory” of past resistance exercises that helps them bounce back from long periods of inactivity.

Anaerobic respiration does not need oxygen (unlike aerobic respiration). It is the release of a relatively small amount of energy in cells by the breakdown of food substances in the absence of oxygen.

While Hulk-like guns are helpful, proper stroke technique relies on a symphony of the body's muscles working together.

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study how muscles collaborate to produce song and speech has proved challenging for scientists in the past, as typical technology can capture only about ...

By incorporating these yoga poses into your practice regularly, you can strengthen your respiratory muscles, enhance lung capacity, and improve overall breathing efficiency.

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.