On January 14, 2004, the United States announced a new "Vision for Space Exploration," promising that humans would not only ...

Human health is the Achilles heel of space travel. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now succeeded in printing complex muscle ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that the gut's rhythmic muscle movements could help ...

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Researchers at ETH Zurich have successfully 3D printed complex muscle tissue in zero gravity, paving the way for future space mission drug testing.

This dual cross-linking design lets the muscle switch stiffness on demand. In lab tests, its stiffness jumps from about 213 kilopascals — soft, like rubber — to 292 megapascals, hundreds of times ...

If cancer is a disease of overabundance, where cells divide without restraint and tumors grow despite the body's best interests, then degenerative diseases are disorders of deprivation. When ...

Pop culture has often depicted robots as cold, metallic, and menacing, built for domination, not compassion. But at Georgia ...

It wasn’t a typical anatomy lab. The small group of people gathered around a table at Southwest Minnesota State University ...

AI can help humans reach their cognitive “flow state,” says author Mithu Storoni, by balancing challenge and ability.

Physical therapists are trained to believe in the body’s ability to heal through movement. But what happens when your own body falters, when pain and fatigue creep in, and the familiar strategies ...