The auricular muscles, which enabled our distant ancestors to move their ears for better hearing, activate when people try to ...

New research shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those responsible for propagating molecular signals that make muscles contract are also responsible for transmitting signals in ...

The new research reveals a novel mechanism for signal transmission in brain cells and helps answer an open question in neuroscience about how intracellular signals travel over long distances in ...

This influx of calcium at the contact site attracts and activates a kinase called CaMKII, a protein known to be important in ...

New research reveals that brain cells use a muscle-like signaling mechanism to relay information over long distances.

Brian T. Feeley, MD, FAAOS, was bestowed with the 2025 Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award for his research in ...

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Researchers have made strides creating strong, long-lasting imitation muscle as science fiction slowly evolves into fact.

Research maintains that the natural limit for human lifespan is about 122 years, based on the fact that the longest-living ...

People in vulnerable groups are offered vaccines against flu, COVID and RSV, the UKHSA said, adding: "Staying at home when ...

Spasmodic dysphonia is considered a task-specific type of dystonia, which means it affects regular speech. It’s less likely ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spasmodic dysphonia, a voice disorder caused by a malfunction in the brain. Here’s what to know.