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Injection could stop the loss of muscle and bone during spaceflight

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A simple injection could stop the loss of muscle and bone during spaceflight for long-term missions to Mars, a new study claims. US scientists sent mice to the International Space Station (ISS), which floats in low Earth orbit at an altitude of 254 miles, to expose them to microgravity.  By first inhibiting a signalling pathway in their cells, the microgravity-exposed … Read more

Ben Affleck arrives in style as he picks up Ana de Armas from photoshoot in Malibu in his muscle car

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Ben Affleck arrives in style as he picks up Ana de Armas from photoshoot in Malibu in his muscle car… but needs to jump start it before driving off By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com Published: 20:31 BST, 11 August 2020 | Updated: 20:31 BST, 11 August 2020 Ben Affleck is showing his younger girlfriend what … Read more

Meat-eating boosts muscle health better than plant-based diet as we age, new study suggests 

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Meat-eating boosts muscle health better than plant-based diet as we age, new study suggests A meat-based diet is better for muscle health compared to plant-based proteins The King’s College London study also recommends eating both types of diet Vegans in the UK are therefore more likely to feel effects of ageing bodies By Daily Mail … Read more

Treatment that burns fat and stimulates muscle growth in mice could reverse physical ageing

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Reversing physical ageing could be as simple as giving people a treatment that encourages their body to burn fat and promote muscle growth, study finds.  Researchers from the University of Bonn worked from the idea that a fatter stomach and shrinking muscles are common signs of ageing that ‘could be reversed’.  This treatment – which … Read more

Brian May, 72, hobbles on crutches as he’s seen for the first time since tearing his buttock muscle

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Brian May, 72, hobbles around on crutches as he’s seen for the first time since tearing his buttock muscle ‘to shreds’ while gardening and admits nerve pain ‘paralysed his brain’ By Dailymail Reporter Published: 00:00 BST, 25 May 2020 | Updated: 00:29 BST, 25 May 2020 Hobbling along on crutches, it is only the mop of … Read more

Exercise could help thousands of patients taking statins from suffering muscle pain

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Moderate exercise could help patients taking cholesterol-busting statins beat the most common side effect of muscle pain, researchers say Roughly six million people in Britain take statins at a cost of £20 per patient Less than one in ten patients who take them report some form of muscle pain Discovery could lead to ways to … Read more