Nature

Functional popliteal angle tests improve identification of short hamstring muscle–tendon length in patients with a central neurological lesion

This study introduces a functional exercise protocol to improve the identification for short hamstring muscle–tendon length (HMTL), a common contributor to crouch gait in patients with central ...
Nature

Multi-scale machine learning model predicts muscle and functional disease progression

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetic neuromuscular disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration with substantial variability in severity and progression patterns.
Medical Xpress

3D organoid culture method can generate large numbers of muscle cells in vitro

Harvard stem cell biologists have pioneered a groundbreaking 3D organoid culture method for generating large numbers of adult skeletal muscle satellite cells, also known as muscle stem cells, in vitro ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

WVE-N531 Shows Functional Benefits, Muscle Damage Reversal in DMD

WVE-N531 showed significant improvements in functional measures and muscle health in DMD patients during the phase 2 FORWARD-53 trial. Sustained exon skipping, dystrophin restoration, and improved ...
Women's Health

What Is Muscle Testing? Experts Explain What Applied Kinesiology Is All About

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...