Medical research
Key mechanism links exercise to muscle growth
Scientists from King's College London have identified a mechanism by which exercise – or lack of it – controls the growth and loss of muscle mass.
Oct 24, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Among critically ill patients, muscle wasting occurs rapidly
Zudin A. Puthucheary, M.R.C.P., of University College London, England, and colleagues conducted a study to characterize and evaluate the time course and pathophysiology of acute muscle loss in critical illness.
Oct 9, 2013
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Medical research
A smart way of using testosterone to prevent muscle wasting
New Australian research suggests that a small dose of testosterone directed solely to the liver stimulates protein synthesis, likely preventing muscle loss and wasting, and potentially promoting muscle growth. The researchers ...
Jul 30, 2013
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Addiction
Why hard drinking is harder on the body with age
(Medical Xpress)—It's no secret that chronic alcohol abuse can cause a variety of health problems. Along with a greater risk of cancer, cardiovascular and liver disease, and depression, heavy over time drinking leads to ...
Jun 24, 2013
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Health
Beef Up: Middle-aged men may need more to maintain muscle mass
People tend to lose muscle mass as they age; researchers are investigating ways to delay or counteract age-related muscle loss. A study conducted by the Exercise Metabolism Research Group at McMaster University suggests that ...
Feb 4, 2013
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Medical research
No workout? No worries: Scientists prevent muscle loss in mice, despite disease and inactivity
If you want big muscles without working out, there's hope. In the March 2012 print issue of the FASEB Journal, scientists from the University of Florida report that a family of protein transcription factors, called "Forkhead ...
Feb 29, 2012
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Medical research
Lift weights, eat mustard, build muscles?
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that rats fed homobrassinolide, found in the mustard plant, produced an anabolic effect, and increased appetite and muscle mass, as well as the number and size of muscle fibers.
Sep 29, 2011
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Other
Researchers investigate muscle-building effect of protein beverages for athletes
Physical activity requires strong, healthy muscles. Fortunately, when people exercise on a regular basis, their muscles experience a continuous cycle of muscle breakdown (during exercise) and compensatory remodeling and growth ...
Aug 18, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Acupuncture with electrical stimulation may treat muscle atrophy caused by kidney disease
Acupuncture may help treat muscle wasting that can occur as a result of kidney and other diseases, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The technique ...
Aug 14, 2014
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