A bionic knee that directly attaches to the thigh bone and uses implanted electrodes can make a prosthetic leg feel more like ...

The strength of your calf muscles may help predict whether or not you will develop dementia, studies show. Strong calf muscles help maintain healthy blood pressure and ensure steady blood flow to the ...

Human legs adjust stiffness during fast hopping by shortening key calf muscle fibers, a process termed "negative stiffness." This counterintuitive behavior enhances leg stiffness, facilitating ...

Marc Hamilton, a health and human performance professor at the University of Houston, has Exercising this small leg muscle burns fat for hours, even while sitting Skip to main content ...

The human body is a wonderous thing, especially when you consider how intricate and efficient each bodily system is. For instance, an adult’s blood vessels could encircle the earth 2.5 times if ...

A new kind of prosthesis depends on carbon fibre and computer chips—and the reëngineering of muscles and bone. Rivka Galchen writes about the surgeon Matthew Carty, who is rethinking ...

For the first time, scientists have pieced together the complex muscle structure of 3.18-million-year-old hominin icon, Lucy. It confirms popular thought that our ancient relative was able to walk ...

The human leg adjusts stiffness during hopping, uncovering a surprising muscle behavior that could impact sports training, rehabilitation and robotics Date: March 28, 2025 ...

Switch your legs to repeat the motion and stay on the balls of your feet. Calf rocks: This calf exercise also helps you engage your abs. To start, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.

Having a higher level of leg muscle strength appears to be “strongly associated” with a lower risk of developing heart failure after a heart attack, according to new research presented this ...