muscle
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They can include muscle and joint aches, stiffness and swelling, reduced strength and pins and needles.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
According to the International Menopause Society, almost three in four women experience joint or muscle pain during perimenopause, while women are up to 70% more likely than men to experience chronic pain generally.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
For aging populations, including Singapore's, maintaining muscle health is especially important.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
It acts as a growth regulator, helping cells determine when to manufacture proteins and support muscle maintenance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
He put his hand behind his head and made the muscle.
From "Fourth Grade Rats" by Jerry Spinelli
Exercise does more than stimulate muscles to grow stronger.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
When the researchers increased DEAF1 levels, muscles weakened rapidly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The research, led by Duke-NUS Medical School in collaboration with Singapore General Hospital and Cardiff University, identified a molecular system that becomes disrupted as muscles grow older.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The discovery reveals why physical activity can counteract some of the changes that weaken muscles with age and points toward potential new treatments for age-related muscle loss.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
While shivering violently in cold water, you don't realize you are also sweating as your muscles throw off heat.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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
The stock market has muscled through trade wars—and shooting wars—to hit new records.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 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
I muscled through it and rang the doorbell, and Maddie answered wearing a gorgeous pink halter dress and wedge sandals.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
On the whole, however, economists say there’s no sign AI is muscling people out of their jobs on a massive scale.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
That’s where Haaland appeared first, muscling past his defender to meet the ball with his head and power it into the goal’s bottom corner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
More recently, the daredevil actor has focused on warm-up stretches, muscling his eight-film franchise to its explosive finale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2026
From school and university canteens to football stadiums and theatres, venison is muscling in on beef as UK chefs hunt for greener options.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
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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