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Study Shows Why Massage Helps Exercise Recovery - Medscape

2012-02-02
Study Shows Why Massage Helps Exercise RecoveryMedscapeIn summary, when administered to skeletal muscle that has been acutely damaged through exercise, massage therapy appears to be clinically beneficial by reducing inflammation and promoting mitochondrial biogenesis." Dr. Tarnopolsky and colleagues ...and more »

Potassium shown to control blood pressure, hypertension - U-T San Diego

2012-01-31
Potassium shown to control blood pressure, hypertensionU-T San DiegoIt is also an electrolyte – a substance that conducts electricity in the body and is crucial for proper heart function as well as skeletal and smooth muscle contraction, which is important for normal digestive and muscular function.and more »

Cytokinetics to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year End Results on February 2, 2012 - MarketWatch (press release)

2012-01-26
Cytokinetics to Announce Fourth Quarter and Year End Results on February 2, 2012MarketWatch (press release)Cytokinetics is independently developing CK-2017357, a skeletal muscle activator, as a potential treatment for diseases and conditions associated with aging, muscle wasting or neuromuscular dysfunction. CK-2017357 is currently the subject of a Phase II ...and more »

Foot and Ankle Structure Differs Between Sprinters and Non-sprinters - Gant Daily

2012-01-25
Daily MailFoot and Ankle Structure Differs Between Sprinters and Non-sprintersGant DailyPiazza explained that there may be a trade-off between leverage and tendon force when rapid muscle contraction is required. “Imagine a wheelbarrow with 30-foot handles. Such long handles would provide you with great mechanical advantage compared to ...Why some people run faster than othersNewstrack Indiaall 13 news articles »

Longer bones give sprinters speed - Futurity: Research News

2012-01-25
Longer bones give sprinters speedFuturity: Research NewsThere may be a trade-off between leverage and tendon force when rapid muscle contraction is required, Piazza says. “Imagine a wheelbarrow with 30-foot handles. Such long handles would provide you with great mechanical advantage compared to what you ...and more »

@annwee13 I'm nt quite sure what's S. I wrote with the contraction of skeletal muscle and change in thoracic pressure during inhalation....

2012-02-06
@annwee13 I'm nt quite sure what's S. I wrote with the contraction of skeletal muscle and change in thoracic pressure during inhalation....

Potassium shown to control blood pressure, hypertension: ... as well as skeletal and smooth muscle contraction, ... http://t.co/5284i6tw

2012-01-31
Potassium shown to control blood pressure, hypertension: ... as well as skeletal and smooth muscle contraction, ... http://t.co/5284i6tw

Excitatory Motor Neurons Evoke Muscle Contraction and Secretion in the Intestinal Crypts of… http://t.co/y2KRwKbq

2012-01-30
Excitatory Motor Neurons Evoke Muscle Contraction and Secretion in the Intestinal Crypts of… http://t.co/y2KRwKbq