The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor ...

Micro-organisms in the gut support healthy digestion by helping nerve cells within the intestine to regulate the contraction and relaxation of the muscle wall of the colon, according to new research ...

When it comes to the gym, isometric exercises probably aren't the first movements that come to mind. But with 4.4k of you Googling 'isometric exercises' each month, you're probably curious to find out ...

A new study provides evidence that COVID-19 patients' heart damage is caused by the virus invading and replicating inside heart muscle cells, leading to cell death and interfering with heart muscle ...

Prokinetic is a term that means to promote movement. Some conditions that affect the muscles and nerves of your gastrointestinal (GI) tract can cause you to have dysmotility. Dysmotility is when your ...

While most people know that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulates, well, food and drugs, some people may not realize the federal agency also regulates medical devices. According to its ...

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