The objectification of men in the media has increased, perhaps promoting a “drive for muscularity” among boys. In the present study grade-school girls and boys ages 6 through 12 were shown four pictures of objectified images of women and men, respectively, and asked about their responses to...
While women are preferentially impacted by AD and other dementias [150], more men than women are affected by PD and ALS [151,152]. Further, women show more resistance to oxidative stress-associated diseases such as ischemic heart disease and ischemic stroke [145]. However, when it comes to...
Benefits of glucocorticoids in non-ambulant boys/men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a multicentric longitudinal study using the Performance of Upper Limb test. Neuromuscul Disord. 2015;25(10):749–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2015.07.009. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar ...
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Grand-average frequency spectra during double support. Spectral measures averaged over double support for each group (young, old, PD): EEG power (first column), EMG power (second column), inter-trial coherence of EEG (ITC EEG, third column), inter-trial coherence of EMG (ITC EMG, forth co...
Viral or nonviral delivery of the mini dystrophins has been shown to rescue the dystrophic muscle in mdx mice (for a review, see van Deutekom and van Ommen 2003). The mdx mouse and a minority of DMD patients have a premature stop codon in the dystrophin gene. Interestingly, the ami- ...
Do more men get Bell's palsy than women? What is Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy? What are the early signs of muscular dystrophy? What are the treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy? Are there different types of muscular dystrophy? What causes facioscapulohumeral muscu...
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In one study, trained men performed a set to failure in theleg press at either 90% or 70% of 1RMwith surface EMG (admittedly limited as a methodology) being used to determine activation. On average, the subjects got 8 reps at 90% and 18 reps at 70%. Without getting into the weeds ...
Twenty-four men and women (n= 13) between the ages of 70 and 85 years with mobility limitations were recruited from the greater Boston community to participate in this study. Individuals “at risk for mobility disability” were defined as scoring ≤10 on the Short Physical Performance Battery ...