As the global population ages, preventing functional decline and the need for long-term care for older adults becomes urgent.

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After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis—moving food through their hollow interiors with ...

Muscle soreness is a feeling of discomfort or pain in the muscles, often described as a dull ache or tightness. During ...

Bio-hybrid robots with lab-grown skeletal muscle tissue can double contraction strength through physical training during ...

It involves the use of electrical impulses to stimulate muscle contraction in affected muscles. During FES, a trained technician attaches electrodes to an atrophied limb. The electrodes transmit ...

While a gradual loss in muscle strength is a natural part of aging, for many older adults it's more than just feeling a little weaker. Sarcopenia -- a condition affecting nearly half of adults over 80 ...