If this light-activated stuff works, it could make building robots easier - or make lazing about under the Sun quite a workout Bioengineers have pulled together to get artificial muscles pulling in ...

The human body moves through a coordinated effort of skeletal muscles, working in concert to generate force. While some muscles align in a single direction, others form intricate patterns, enabling ...

Now, a team of neuroscientists reported a new technique that activating muscle engineered to respond to light, which allows for more precise muscle control. Their findings, published in Science ...

Scientific evidence for the “altered neuromuscular control” hypothesis is based on evidence from research studies in human models of muscle cramping, epidemiological studies in cramping athletes, and ...

They move our bones and associated body parts by pulling on them – this process is called muscle contraction ... and they contract eccentrically to control the flexion of the elbow so the ...

One muscle of the pair contracts to move the body ... the biceps are the agonist and they contract eccentrically to control the flexion of the elbow so the body is lowered under control down ...

Blockade of α 1a-adrenergic receptors in the smooth muscle of the prostate and bladder ... interfere with α 1a-receptor signaling in the iris. This can cause 'intraoperative floppy iris syndrome ...