Stimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within tissue, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston University ...

The team previously explored how cardiac muscle contractions are affected by temperature, determining that our heart can contract efficiently within the body temperature range.

Though many people experience muscle twitching, it's often incorrectly identified as a muscle spasm. While both are involuntary contractions of a muscle, muscle spasms and muscle twitching aren't ...

What are the different types of muscle fiber contraction? Gregory Grosicki, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and director of Georgia Southern University Exercise Physiology Laboratory, says that ...

“Eccentric contractions can activate the brain more,” he said, adding it takes greater concentration in focusing on lowering weights. “We already know one eccentric muscle contraction a day ...

Inspired by the movement of the human gastrointestinal tract, researchers have developed a wireless device to deliver drugs ...

Twitching is the result of the sudden contraction or release of a muscle. Myoclonus is the medical term for these fast, involuntary twitches. Learn more here.

Methods This was an assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial with a PFMT group (n=22) and a control group (n=25). The PFMT group followed a 16-week home-training programme with 3 sets of 8–12 ...

Many factors can cause a muscle twitch, including exercise, deficiencies, and health conditions. Learn about the causes and treatments.