Paraplegic men move their legs again after breakthrough therapy
Epidural electrical stimulation, which delivers a continuous electrical current to the lower spinal cord, has allowed four young men who…
Bend me, shape me… into a heart
The human body has lots of soft muscular systems that bend, twist, extend, and flex in complex ways. Robotic systems…
The color red provides speed and strength boost
When humans see the color red, their reactions become both faster and more forceful. People are mostly unaware of the…
“Bad” cholesterol not so evil
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) – popularly known as bad cholesterol – turns out to be critical for building muscle mass, and…
Building Muscle From Fatty Stem Cells
Coming hot on the heels of the news that scientists have turned stem cells into sperm, theProceedings of the National…
Super Strong Artificial Muscles Could Power Next Generation Of Robots
Nanotechnology researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) have made chemically powered artificial muscles that are up to…