Patients with degenerative diseases that attack skeletal muscle tissues, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, may soon benefit from novel stem cell therapies. A study has demonstrated how new ...

Now, MIT engineers have taken a major step toward developing robots that replace rigid gears with something much softer – almost like real, living muscle tissue. In other words, they have found ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of genetic disorders that causes a loss ... The beams stimulate contractions in atrophied muscle tissue. Studies show that focused ultrasound can stimulate ...

Korean researchers have proposed a new treatment strategy that can increase the effectiveness of the genetic rare disease 'Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)'. The research team noted that ...

Baylor Medicine offers the Graston Technique® for injury treatment and rehabilitation. This remarkable procedure allows us to detect and treat areas of “scar tissue” or adhesions in muscles, tendons ...

Objective The aim of our study was to assess a group of patients with calf muscle tears and evaluate the integrity of the connective tissue boundaries and interfaces. Further, we propose a novel MRI ...