movement

Robot Masters Terrain with Animal-Like Gait Transitions

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Summary: Researchers leveraged deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to enable a robot to adaptively switch gaits, mimicking animal movements like trotting and pronking, ...

Unlocking Motion: The Unexpected Complexity of Motor Neurons

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: Researchers upended traditional views on motor neurons through their groundbreaking study on fruit flies. Demonstrating that individual motor neurons can produce ...

Dopamine’s Role in Movement Explored

Health
Rachel Carter

Summary: A new study explains how dopamine influences movement sequences, offering hope for Parkinson’s disease (PD) therapies. Researchers observed that dopamine not ...

Neural Insights Reveal the Secrets of Locomotion

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Summary: Researchers made a breakthrough in understanding how stick insects control their leg muscles during walking, challenging previous assumptions about motor neuron ...

What it’s like to hit the gym as a plus-size person — and what’s made my workouts more about joy and less about weight

LifeStyle
Olivia Martin

“You’re such an inspiration.” “I used to be your size too.” “You’re so brave.” If these statements sound familiar, you’ve probably been ...

Research keeps telling us that sitting is bad for our health. Here’s what experts recommend to get moving more.

LifeStyle
Olivia Martin

New research confirms it: Sitting for long periods of time is bad for your health. Following a November 2023 study which found ...

Grandma, 91, Exercises Daily, Including Squats; See Her Longevity Tips

Health
Rachel Carter

My grandmother, Kathleen, was born in England in 1932. After marrying a Royal Marine Commando and having two little girls, she immigrated ...

Is America facing its biggest measles outbreak in years? Georgia becomes fifth state to report cases already this year and FDA warns anti-vax movement will kill thousands

Health
Rachel Carter

By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com 20:33 19 Jan 2024, updated 20:34 19 Jan 2024 Vaccination rates for measles among ...

Ozempic is threatening burgeoning ‘body positive’ movement as Americans told to embrace being plus size suddenly find an easy way to slim down

Health
Rachel Carter

By Mackenzie Tatananni For Dailymail.Com 01:42 18 Jan 2024, updated 03:53 18 Jan 2024 Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are being used ...

‘Effective Accelerationism’ Doesn’t Care If Humans Are Replaced by AI

Business
Jessica Roberts

Effective Accelerationists, tech’s most staunchly pro-AI faction, are gaining momentum. The movement supports AI growth and development — and profits — without ...