musculoskeletal

Good news for those who need to hit pause in getting fit: Even after a 10-week break from training, it took very little time to return to pre-hiatus levels. The study has revealed fascinating new insights into the power of mysterious muscle memory.

If you've ever woken up in the night with a painful thigh, calf or foot cramp, you'll know how disruptive this condition is – and it gets worse as we age. But there's good news out of the first human trial that used a type of vitamin K to combat it.

For the first time, scientists have found how our internal body clocks that govern the brain and skeletal system sync up, and upsetting this balance might contribute to injury and accelerate age-related bone and joint decline and disease.

The world is edging closer to fully functional prosthetic limbs, with the success of the bionic Mia Hand. This futuristic piece of biotech connects to the nervous and skeletal systems to offer 80% of normal, daily use to someone who has lost a hand.

Scientists at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology (DGIST) in South Korea have developed a novel bioelectric therapy that restored muscle cells in aging mice, and they’re confident of its promise to have a similar effect in human models.

Obesity is linked to several comorbidities, including musculoskeletal disorders. A recent study examined how time-restricted feeding in overweight fruit flies affected the factors underlying obesity’s effects on metabolism and muscle function.

A torn rotator cuff can be debilitating enough on its own, but unfortunately once such an injury has occurred, it's more likely to happen again. An experimental new mesh could help keep that from happening, thanks to tiny pieces of graphene.

Scientists have created an exoskeleton without any electronic motors, heavy batteries and pneumatic actuators called the Sensorimotor Enhancing Suit. The soft upper body vest is made out of flexible fabrics and enhances sensorimotor functions by reducing the load on muscles in the upper limbs.

The world's most anatomically accurate robot has been presented by a team at Tokyo University's JSK Lab.