Heat therapy boosts mitochondrial function in muscles

Tuesday, July 31, 2018 - 10:10 in Health & Medicine

A new study finds that long-term heat therapy may increase mitochondrial function in the muscles. The discovery could lead to new treatments for people with chronic illness or disease. The study–the first of its kind in humans–is published ahead of print in the Journal of Applied Physiology. Mitochondria, the “energy centers” of the cells, are […]

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