Why start from scratch when nature has already designed better robot materials and parts than ours? Japanese researchers have now developed a new way to integrate living muscle tissue onto a robotic skeleton, and make it move in a realistic way that takes some of the strain off.
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Researchers from the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois have developed an artificial muscle made of carbon fiber and rubber that can lift over 12,000 times its own weight.
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New research has revealed that human skeletal muscle has an epigenetic memory determined by earlier growth. This very literal discovery of “muscle memory” potentially has dramatic implications for the long-lasting effects of performance-enhancing muscle building drugs.
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In 2015, a Duke University team made a world-first breakthrough, growing functioning human muscle tissue in a lab using cells from muscle biopsies called myogenic precursors. Now the research has leapt forward with working muscle being successfully grown from scratch using pluripotent stem cells.
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What initially started out as a MIT research project has now become the Humon Hex, a fitness wearable that can measure how an athlete’s muscles are using oxygen in real time.
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When one of our muscles vibrates, an energy-consuming contraction of that muscle is triggered. That's why many long-distance runners wear compression tights. According to a new study, though, tights make no difference in reducing fatigue.
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New research could mean that a pill to provide some of the same health benefits as exercise could eventually move from fantasy to reality. Scientists have found suppressing a particular protein can enhance muscle mass and help obese people reduce their risk of a number of health concerns.
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When it comes to assessing the chronic muscle stiffness of patients with conditions such as cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis, doctors pretty much just go by feel. That's why scientists are developing a glove that measures muscle stiffness objectively.
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Diagnosing a muscular disorder often requires a painful tissue sample biopsy. Researchers have developed a less invasive alternative, using a thin fiber optic probe to quickly scan and measure the health of muscle tissue. For the first time, the team has now tested it on living muscles.
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A team at Tel Aviv University's (TAU's) Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology have developed an alternative to the invasive needle electrodes used in electromyotherapy, in the form of an electronic "tattoo" that unobtrusively monitors muscle activity.
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