Greater Cortical Activation and Motor Recovery Following Mirror Therapy Immediately after Peripheral Nerve Repair of the Forearm.

Cortical reorganization occurs immediately after peripheral nerve injury, and early sensorimotor training is suggested during nerve regeneration. The effect of mirror therapy and classical sensory relearning on cortical activation immediately after peripheral nerve repair of the forearm is unknown. Six participants were randomly assigned to the mirror-therapy group or the sensory-relearning group.

Diet-induced obesity accelerates blood lactate accumulation of rats in response to incremental exercise to maximum.

Blood lactate increases during incremental exercise at high-intensity workloads, and limited exercise capacity is a characteristic of obese animals. This study examined whether blood lactate changes in response to incremental exercise is disrupted in obese animals. Muscular and hepatic proteins that are critical in lactate metabolism were also investigated.

Late-onset caloric restriction alters skeletal muscle metabolism by modulating pyruvate metabolism.

Caloric restriction (CR) attenuates age-related muscle loss. However, the underlying mechanism responsible for this attenuation is not fully understood. This study evaluated the role of energy metabolism in the CR-induced attenuation of muscle loss.

Initiation of movement and energy expenditure in children with developmental delay: a case-control study.

Background: Lower levels of physical activity in children with developmental delay (DD) usually are attributed to higher energy costs. However, there is no evidence that children with DD spend more energy on daily physical activities, such as walking.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare energy costs during walking and movement initiation times in children with DD and children with typical development (TD) and matched for age.

Arylnaphthalene lignans from Taiwania cryptomerioides as novel blockers of voltage-gated K+ channels.

Lignans are natural phytochemicals which exhibit multiple pharmacological effects such as anti-inflammation, antivirus and anti-tumor activities. Whether they have effects on neural tissues and ion channels is still unknown. The effects of several arylnaphathalene lignans purified from Taiwania cryptomerioides on voltage-gated K(+) (Kv) channels in mouse neuroblastoma N2A cells were examined.