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Most of us omnivores eschew turkey tendons, the elastic strands that get in the way of a forkful of pure dark- or light-meat delight. For a team of Brown University researchers, however, these dinner discards are providing some new insights into how our bodies move and protect important muscle fibers. High-impact activities, such as hiking [...]

Also: Milk of magnesia helps some with acne; and acid reflux drugs can thin bones Q: I've been on simvastatin (80 milligrams) for several years. I've had serious problems with leg cramps, and now my tendons are affected from my toes to my knees. Could the medication be responsible?

You may want to think twice before strapping on those sky-high Manolos.

Massage therapy is the practice of soft tissue manipulation. The goal of massage therapy is to provide for relieving tension of the muscles, ligaments, tendons and joints of the body. It is also the relaxation of the mind. Massage chairs have now evolved to the point where they can provide effective massage therapy. Massage chairs it represent the automation of massage therapy and have started a new class of massage called massage chair therapy. Massage chairs started out as simple chairs

Dale H sent this one in from the New Scientist with an amazingly anatomic movement in the robot. Conventional humanoid robots may look human, but the workings under their synthetic skins are radically different from our anatomy. A team with members across five European countries says this makes it difficult to build robots able to move like we do. Their project, the Eccerobot, has been designed to duplicate the way human bones, muscles and tendons work and are linked together. The plast