GUINEA-PIG anaphylaxis has for many years been considered the classical example of anaphylaxis. In this animal, challenged intravenously, anaphylactic shock is believed to be due to liberation of ...

Transverse tubules (T-tubules) play a significant role in muscle contraction. However, the underlying mechanism of their formation is yet to be elucidated. In a recent study, a research team from ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

Scientists have uncovered a new way embryonic cells divide when conventional mechanisms fail. Cell division underpins all ...

Working out doesn't just build muscle but, in later life, helps maintain a powerful cellular machine that repairs damaged ...

Objective The objective of this study is to describe the mechanism of injury and situational patterns (based on ball possession and playing action leading to injury) of severe (lay-off time >28 days) ...

If you have ever lifted a weight, you know the routine: challenge the muscle, give it rest, feed it and repeat. Over time, it ...

It is an old observation 1,2 that intact muscle subjected to a hydrostatic pressure of a few thousand pounds per square inch goes into contracture. Further, it was shown by Brown 3 that in the range ...

Cilia are micrometer-sized biological structures that occur frequently in nature. Their characteristic high-frequency, ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure ...

If you've spent any time lifting weights, you've probably noticed your muscles looking noticeably bigger during or right after a workout. It's a satisfying reminder that you actually did something, ...