When I was trained as an American physician, I was never exposed to the concept of muscle strength testing that is utilized as part of the pseudo-scientific field of applied kinesiology (AK). To be ...

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. This work investigated how various indicators ...

Muscle weakness in older age may partly reflect a failure to fully activate the muscles, rather than a loss of muscle ...

Knowing when an athlete can safely return to training after intense exercise typically relies on coaches and athletes making best-guess estimates, but a new easy-to-use fingerprint blood test, ...