News tagged with muscle protein
Three steps to unbreakable bones on World Osteoporosis Day
For this year's World Osteoporosis Day (October 20), the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is releasing a 24-page report promoting a three-step strategy for healthy bones and strong muscles.
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Oct 13, 2011 |
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Stem cells, signaling pathways identified in lung repair
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified cells and signaling molecules that trigger the repair of injured lungs. Stijn De Langhe, PhD, and his colleagues report October 10, 2011, online in ...
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Oct 11, 2011 |
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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.
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Sep 29, 2011 |
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Possible new blood test to diagnose heart attacks
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers are reporting a possible new blood test to help diagnose heart attacks.
Cardiology
Sep 20, 2011 |
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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 ...
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Aug 18, 2011 |
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Protein preserves muscle and physical function in dieting postmenopausal women
Dieting postmenopausal women who want to avoid losing muscle as they lose fat should pay attention to a new University of Illinois study. Adding protein throughout the day not only holds hunger pangs at bay so that dieters ...
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Aug 10, 2011 |
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Mice point to a therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
VIB researchers have developed a mouse model for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathy, a hereditary disease of the peripheral nervous system. They also found a potential therapy for this incurable disease. The treatment ...
Dentistry
Aug 02, 2011 |
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Clinical trial of molecular therapy for muscular dystrophy yields significant positive results
A molecular technique originally developed at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has taken one step closer to becoming a treatment for the devastating genetic disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Jul 25, 2011 |
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First targeted treatment success for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
(Medical Xpress) -- A team led by scientists at UCL, funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) and AVI BioPharma, have made an important breakthrough in the development of a treatment for Duchenne Muscular ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Timothy syndrome mutations provide new insights into the structure of L-calcium channel
The human genome encodes 243 voltage-gated ion channels. Mutations in calcium channels can cause severe inherited diseases such as migraine, night blindness, autism spectrum disorders and Timothy syndrome, ...
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Jul 14, 2011 |
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Protein switch controls how stem cells turn into new heart tissue
(Medical Xpress) -- Oxford University researchers have identified a protein that can direct stem cells to become either new heart muscle or blood vessels.
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Jul 13, 2011 |
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Proteins used to map the aging process
Loss of muscle mass is not only associated with disease, such as HIV and cancer, but also with the normal aging process. Anabolic steroids are sometimes used to reverse loss of lean muscle tissue but they can have unwanted ...
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Jun 19, 2011 |
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Mutated muscle protein causes deafness
(Medical Xpress) -- Excessive noise is not the only thing that causes damage to hearing. In many cases, genetic factors are responsible for the loss of hearing at a young age. Researchers at the Max Planck ...
Genetics
May 30, 2011 |
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Protein drinks after exercise help maintain aging muscles
A new research report appearing online in the FASEB Journal shows that what someone drinks after exercise plays a critical role in maximizing the effects of exercise. Specifically, the report shows that protein drinks after ...
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May 25, 2011 |
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