The findings suggest that biochemical and physical effects of exercise could help heal nervesPeer-Reviewed Publication Massachusetts Institute of Technology image: MIT scientists find that motor neuron growth increased significantly over 5 days in response to biochemical (left) and mechanical (right) signals related to exercise. The green ball represents cluster of neurons that grow outward in...
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Exercising muscle combats chronic inflammation on its own
by Duke University School of Nursing Long, thin, well-defined muscle fibers (top left) are in shambles after prolonged inflammation (top right), but maintain their structure (bottom left) and strength (bottom right) when exercised during the inflammation. Credit: Zhaowei Chen, Duke University Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that human muscle has an innate ability to...