Observations made on anesthetized patients with a recently introduced synthetic muscle relaxant, succinylcholine, indicated that this agent, administered in the form of continuous intravenous infusion ...

Tolperisone, a centrally-acting muscle relaxant, may treat symptoms of acute muscle spasms without the sleepiness and cognitive effects associated with other skeletal muscle relaxants, data from the ...

Did you know that sponges can move? While not exactly the champions of underwater acrobatics, sponges exhibit coordinated movements—despite not having muscles or neurons. EMBL Heidelberg's Arendt ...

Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cells that is essential to energy production in the muscles. The discovery may lead to new treatment for disorders affecting the muscles, like diabetes, ...

Muscle relaxants that are used during general anesthesia increase the risk of pulmonary complications after surgery, according to the European milicenter study POPULAR, in which Karolinska Institutet ...

The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor ...

There are various natural ways to help relax muscles. These include eating cherries, blueberries, and curcumin, which have anti-inflammatory properties. Magnesium may also help with muscle ...

The majority of infants eliminate meconium only after birth. In 15–30% of pregnancies, the fetal anal sphincter relaxes and meconium is released into the amniotic cavity prenatally (6). The factors ...

Diabetes mellitus is associated with various health problems including decline in skeletal muscle mass. A research group led by Professor Wataru Ogawa at the Kobe University Graduate School of ...

3D in vivo OCM of juvenile Spongilla. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.021 Did you know that sponges can move? While not exactly the champions of underwater acrobatics, ...