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Muscle
Muscle: is a soft tissue found in most animals and humans. Muscle cells contain protein filaments of actin and myosin that slide past one another, producing a contraction that changes both the length and shape of the cells. Muscles function create force which in turn creates motion. Muscles are primarily responsible for adjusting posture and movement of internal organs.
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JUN 28, 2016
Cardiology
The new cardiac patch technology is more than just a pacemaker, researchers from Harvard University describe in a new st
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 24, 2016
Health & Medicine
Countless studies have shown that exercise boosts cognitive function. Yet, the underlying mechanisms behind why this is
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 20, 2016
Videos
The cheetah is undisputed as the fastest animal on land. It reaches top speeds of 75 miles per hour, accelerating from 0
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2016
Videos
Sprains and strains are incredibly common injuries in sports. Although the two terms are often used interchangeably, the
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 18, 2016
Videos
CARBOHYDRATES Carbohydrates are your mind and body's main source of energy. There are two types of carbs: complex and si
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
JUN 17, 2016
Cardiology
Approximately one in eight thousand people inherit myotonic dystrophy (DM), the most common form of muscular dystrophy i
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 14, 2016
Videos
The shovel-snouted lizard is one of the fastest lizards on the planet, able to move 3 feet within 1 second, the equivale
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 13, 2016
Neuroscience
Stem cells are sometimes seen as either controversial or lifesaving, depending on what they are being used for, but a ne
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 11, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The controversial new procedure to create “three-parent babies” could be approved and available by as early
...
JUN 09, 2016
Videos
ESA astronaut Tim Peake is winding down the International Space Station has he prepares to return to Earth on June 18th.
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 08, 2016
Cardiology
Have you ever had someone waiting for you at the entrance to a store while you finish shopping? Does this person have a
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
As news of the Zika virus flooded the media for the past few months, efforts to control the mosquito population have sur
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 08, 2016
Videos
Have you ever wondered why some people faint at the sight of blood? A fear of blood is classified as a phobia, which is
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 06, 2016
Neuroscience
Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a disease that has been puzzling neuroscientists and researchers for decades. There
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUN 03, 2016
Cardiology
Vascular Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Vascular Medicine, has dedicated its June 2016 issue to resea
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 03, 2016
Videos
Asha Patel of MIT, in collaboration with the University of Nottingham in the UK, describes her project, which won a Koch
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2016
Cardiology
A heart attack creates a state of inadequate blood supply to organs and tissues that damages heart function and forms sc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2016
Cardiology
After the heart muscle cells of a newborn develop to a certain point where the body has seemed to consider is sturdy eno
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUN 01, 2016
Health & Medicine
More than two thirds of adults and about one third of children and adolescents are considered overweight or obese. The o
...
Written By:
Cassidy Reich
MAY 28, 2016
Videos
Electrolytes are ions that carry an electrical charge and travels in and out of cells. The most common types of electrol
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a medical first, doctors from Houston, Texas reported a simultaneous scalp, skull, kidney, and pancreas transplant fr
...
MAY 24, 2016
Videos
In the animal kingdom, few species actually run for fun. Humans are the exception - we push our bodies to the extreme by
...
MAY 21, 2016
Videos
Every cell in the body requires protein. Your body uses it for growth, tissue repair, creating hormones, enzymes, and en
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAY 21, 2016
Technology
It looks like Lexus isn’t the only car manufacturing company in town that has interest in developing other project
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard