Balance declines with age, but exercise can help stave off some of the risk of falling

Lifestyle factors like physical activity, diet and sleep can lower the ‘biological age’ of your cells and tissues and reduce age-related physical decline.

Evan Papa, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, Tufts University • conversation
May 19, 2023 ~10 min

Keeping NBA players on the court is no small 'feet'

The gargantuan feet of NBA players are the stuff of legend. But nearly two-thirds of their injuries occur below the waist, and they have a 25.8% chance of incurring an ankle injury every season.

Philip Anloague, Associate Provost; Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Dayton • conversation
April 21, 2023 ~7 min


Researchers find key to healing muscle injuries in elderly

Controlling inflammation enables injured aged muscle recovery, offering promise for the future of mechanotherapies.

Benjamin Boettner • harvard
March 22, 2023 ~7 min

Just a little exercise can lower breast cancer risk

Even simple forms of exercise like going on a walk at least five times a week or getting up to dance may reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Texas A&M University • futurity
March 9, 2023 ~7 min

Gut microbes found to help mend damaged muscles in mice

A Harvard-led study shows that the gut microbiota acts as the training camp for a class of immune cells that are recruited to heal muscle injury.

Ilima Loomis • harvard
March 6, 2023 ~9 min

Nanochip device may treat traumatic muscle loss

Silicon nanochip technology, shown to be successful in changing skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells, may also treat traumatic muscle loss.

April Toler-Indiana • futurity
Nov. 9, 2022 ~4 min

Retina jitters help fruit flies adjust their vision

Fruit flies can't move their eyes to adjust their vision like we can. But, they've come up with an alternative: they move their retinas.

Katherine Fenz-Rockefeller • futurity
Oct. 27, 2022 ~8 min

What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight little lumps are and how to get rid of them

Researchers are still trying to figure out exactly what happens within muscle to create knots, also known as myofascial trigger points. But they do know some ways you can avoid or alleviate them.

Zachary Gillen, Assistant Professor of Exercise Physiology, Mississippi State University • conversation
Aug. 4, 2022 ~8 min


Low muscle mass linked to cognitive decline

A new study highlights the importance of muscle mass as an independent factor linked with rapid cognitive decline in older adults.

Fabienne Landry-McGill • futurity
July 21, 2022 ~5 min

‘Digital human’ teaches how to walk and protect your knees

A digital human offers clues on how to use different muscles to ease pressure and protect your knees while you walk.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
July 20, 2022 ~10 min

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