Recently published research shows that acidosis-evoked discomfort—termed ‘sngception’—is a distinct somatosensory modality, ...

More information: Yuyang Yan et al, Macrophages excite muscle spindles with glutamate to bolster locomotion, Nature (2024).

The study focuses on muscle spindles which are the main sensory receptors for proprioception. This is the 'hidden sixth sense' about the mechanical state of the body and is crucial for the proper ...

Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged Astronauts' muscles atrophy in space, but we can identify the genes involved. Jacek Krywko – Aug 2, 2024 11:33 am | 40 ...

Takeuchi led a research team that built a full-size, 18 centimeter-long biohybrid human-like hand with all five fingers driven by lab-grown human muscles. Keeping the muscles alive ...

Researchers have digitally reconstructed the leg muscles of an ancient human ancestor that lived 3.2 million years ago, revealing they could stand and walk upright like modern humans.