Muscle Building Blog

Goal is to prevent falls and identify new biomarkers that are predictors of muscle and bone health

Two Canadian paleontologists who re-examined the muscle and bone structure of Tyrannosaurus rex have determined that the iconic king of the dinosaurs used its massive tail to generate much more speed and predatory power than previously thought.

Increased adiposity and decreased muscle mass contribute substantially to age-dependent disease and disability. In particular age-related increase in adiposity is quickly becoming a major threat to public health throughout the world. Although the hypothesis that age-related changes in body composition are due to lifestyle choices alone is well accepted, it is a vast oversimplification.

New plans for artificial gravity tests in space using centrifuges may hold the key to helping future astronauts ward off the debilitating loss of muscle and bone due to weightlessness on long missions to asteroids or the moon under NASA's revised space exploration plan.

New plans for artificial gravity tests in space using centrifuges may hold the key to helping future astronauts ward off the debilitating loss of muscle and bone due to weightlessness.