Groundbreaking research shows that neurological health depends as much on signals sent by the body’s large, leg muscles to the brain ... role in maintaining human health, say the researchers.

Human legs are a remarkable piece of human ... don't stretch enough. Tight leg muscles can put the whole body out of balance and lead to injury.' Focus on areas such as the hip flexors (tight ...

However, this process severs the normal connection between 'antagonistic' pairs of pushing and pulling muscles in the leg. Instead ... where the human’s nervous system is controlling the ...

Instead, they have to use muscle power to support their body ... in order to move their center of gravity over whichever leg is bearing their weight. Human bodies have a number of other ...

Strong Women ambassador Alice-Rose Miller demonstrates how to target every single leg muscle with just three exercises. Place a yoga block or large book on the floor and use it to elevate your ...

Astronauts tend to face several health issues after staying for months in microgravity or 'zero-G'. These include baby feet, ...

In our leg, if the muscle on the back of our thigh contracts ... This short film is from the BBC series, Biological processes of the human body. You could get a skeleton model and connect rubber ...

When we drive the leg forwards, we are engaging our quads and hamstrings to help bend the knee, as well as press off from the ground. “Your calf muscles also work by extending the ankles ...

A. afarensis' small braincases and relatively large teeth and chewing muscles are similar to those of chimpanzees. However, their teeth, as well as their leg and pelvis bones, exhibit human-like ...