Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles that can be consciously controlled, such as the muscles of your limbs, head, neck, and body. They are attached to bones and respond to neuromuscular signals from ...

The ductus arteriosus (DA), a fetal arterial shunt vessel between the proximal descending aorta and the pulmonary artery, closes shortly after birth. Initial functional closure as a result of the ...

Institute for Muscle Research, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass ...

Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle mass. Low physical activity, nutritional deficiencies, genetic factors, and some medical conditions may contribute. Muscle atrophy due to inactivity can occur ...

What are the new findings? In a large functional study (ascending/descending colon from, respectively, 109 and 130 patients), increasing age increased the likelihood that electrical nerve stimulation ...

1 College of Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China 2 Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China Background: ...

This fundamental research conducted a molecular comparison between smooth muscle cells and adjacent fibroblast cells within lung blood vessels affected by pulmonary arterial hypertension. The study ...

Revised: This Reviewed Preprint has been revised by the authors in response to the previous round of peer review; the eLife assessment and the public reviews have been updated where necessary by the ...

The triceps, or triceps brachii, is the large muscle found at the back of the upper arm. Along with the other muscles of the arms and legs, the triceps muscle is a voluntary muscle, meaning it's a ...

Potassium is an important nutrient that supports heart function and fluid balance. A well-balanced potassium intake helps reduce blood pressure, preventing muscle cramps.

Lip twitching can be caused by successive caffeine intake or other causes that resolve on their own, as a side effect of certain medications, or from serious underlying causes like ALS. See a ...