When a car accident or athletic injury destroys more than 20% of a muscle's mass, the body faces a problem it often can't ...

Why do some people find a short jog exhausting, while others seem to run effortlessly? Of course, part of the answer lies in training and muscle strength. But the brain also plays a role, particularly ...

Segments of the obliquely striated body muscle of Ascaris were fixed at minimum body length after treatment with acetylcholine and at maximum body length after treatment with piperazine citrate and ...

This is a microscopic view of lab-grown human muscle bundles stained to show patterns made by basic muscle units and their associated proteins (red), which are a hallmark of human muscle. Disclaimer: ...

IT is well known that arthropods found in Baltic amber are unusually well preserved, so that even the minutest features of their chitinous structures are plainly visible under considerable ...

How does your brain know the position and movement of your different body parts? The sense is known as proprioception, and it is something like a "sixth sense," allowing us to move freely without ...