Scientists make old muscles young again in attempt to combat aging
Wednesday, September 26, 2012 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
An international team of scientists has identified for the first time a key factor responsible for declining muscle repair during aging, and discovered how to halt the process in mice with a common drug. Although an early study, the findings provide clues as to how muscles lose mass with age, which can result in weakness that affects mobility and may cause falls.