MRI Could Track Muscle Damage From Radiation Medical News Today
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could become a valuable tool for predicting the risk of muscle injury during and following radiation therapy, according to investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. [click link for full article]
1. False. Although it is a time when your body The Signal
1. False. Although it is a time when your body rests and restores its energy levels, sleep is an active state that affects both your physical and mental well-being. Adequate restful sleep, like diet and exercise, is critical to good health.
Why Exercising Muscles Tire When Needed Most Science Daily
Fleeing animals, human athletes and non-athletes alike have experienced skeletal muscles giving out during those intense efforts when they are needed most, whether running for survival, the finish line or the bus. While the cause of muscle fatigue has interested to physiologists, engineers and medical experts for more than half a century, the phenomenon remains incompletely understood. A new
Nourish the body, drop the pounds The State
You have starved and sweated and strained through squats and sit-ups. Now you’re swearing something is wrong with the scale because, despite the crash dieting and exercise, you’re still the same size.
An oasis of calm in a stressful world Town Online
"An anxious mind can not exist in a relaxed body." Sylvia Mercier Clement says she read that quote years ago in a yoga book during the time she was becoming a yoga enthusiast. Now she is on a quest to bring that relaxation to everyone she can reach.
Lupus in Men WHOI
Lupus Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune disease that can affect many areas of the body. It occurs when, for unknown reasons, the body attacks its own tissues. The condition can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, lungs, heart, blood vessels and brain.
Sportsmedicine: Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome CFS RunnersWeb.com
Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder in which the sufferer complains of severe pain throughout their body.
A crowded field in cancer research / Hundreds of test therapies in the works San Francisco Chronicle
The drug that arrests cancer years from now could be one of the millions of test compounds whirling through a robot-driven screening process now at Exelixis Inc. of South San Francisco, a former fruit-fly genetics company trying to muscle its way into the hot
Hong Kong press warn WHO chief-elect against pandering to China AFP via Yahoo! News
Hong Kong's press has welcomed Margaret Chan's nomination as the new World Health Organisation chief but implored her to be transparent and warned against pandering to her biggest backer China.
Mimic movements you will use on the mountain Tahoe Daily Tribune
It is wise to train for strength, power, flexibility and endurance in the muscle groups that will be involved in a given sport. However, to really boost your performance, it is paramount to train the muscle groups in the ways that mimic the movement

BBC - Science & Nature - Human Body and Mind - Body
Learn all about your body with BBC Science & Nature's guide. Muscle game Facts and features Muscles anatomy diagram - front view, back view
Appendix | Full Body Muscle Set
Full Body Muscle Set. A detailed set of 118 muscles is automatically generated and attached o the bones at anatomical landmarks. The set is scalable with
Your Multitalented Muscles
Thousands, or even tens of thousands, of small fibers make up each muscle. You have three different types of muscles in your body: smooth muscle,
U of MI/Muscles in Action
This is a multimedia interactive HTML document which will help medical students learn the muscle actions of the human body. Each muscle action is listed in
The Body: Muscle Up
Muscle Up, at The Body, the complete HIV/AIDS resource.