Researchers Discover Regulator Linking Exercise to Bigger, Stronger Muscles
Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 12:51
in Health & Medicine
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a previously unknown protein in muscles that spurs their growth and increased power following resistance exercise. They suggest that artificially raising the protein's levels might someday help prevent muscle loss caused by cancer, prolonged inactivity in hospital patients, and aging.