muscle
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This is a cutting-edge laboratory model that closely mimics the structure and function of human heart muscle.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The compound also reduced enlargement of heart muscle cells compared to controls, helping to preserve normal cell function.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
"Inevitably a muscle or ligament gets stretched and a bit irritated," he says.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Missing from AI are the tacit knowledge and muscle memory that let people function in physical as well as social environments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Phineas's muscle seizures are causing the same effect.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Leigh had previously said he was suffering from a medical condition affecting his muscles and that it would probably be his "last film".
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Well, your ‘mind’ is what’s going to save your dream, not your muscles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Other studies have examined the disappearance of neurons that send the signals needed to activate muscles.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
He said he did this to loosen up his neck, cheekbone and jaw bone muscles in order to get his lip on to his nose.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
My whole body ached as I stretched out, and my muscles burned in places I’d never even known I had them.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Ah Sing illustrated its tortured central character, Aerius, as a muscled romance book cover star — with a twist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Last summer Fifa muscled in on that elite club football territory, adding teams from other continents to the mix.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Anthropic, run by the former OpenAI executive Dario Amodei, has muscled further into financial services since it launched a suite of tools catering to banks, financial-technology firms, and others last year.
From Barron's ● May 5, 2026
Yet Musk muscled through, and his lore was born.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026
Of the three boys, one was big — muscled like a serious weight lifter, with dark, curly hair.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
NAIROBI—Uber’s new Kenyan safari business is stumbling as local guides push back against the idea of the ride-hailing giant muscling into a trade they have practiced for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Mahan told reporters last week that his disagreements with Newsom are “rooted in substance” and praised the governor for muscling through major reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act and behavioral health treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2026
That signals that geopolitical risks could be muscling their way into asset prices, potentially overshadowing positives from the economic cycle and corporate earnings.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 1, 2026
By contrast, the administration has had some success in muscling down mortgage rates, with the aim of improving housing affordability.
From Barron's ● Jan. 16, 2026
He was around the back of the bus, muscling a heavy backpack into the trunk.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
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