News tagged with muscle biopsies

Insulin boost restores muscle growth in elderly

When most people think of insulin, they think of diabetes — a disease that arises when, for one reason or another, insulin can't do the critical job of helping the body process sugar. But the hormone has another, less well-known ...

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created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Calorie restriction causes temporal changes in liver metabolism

Moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, whereas moderate weight loss affects muscle, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the Americ ...

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created May 04, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Chocolate milk is a 'natural' for post-exercise recovery

One of the best post-exercise recovery drinks could already be in your refrigerator, according to new research presented at the American College of Sports Medicine conference this week. In a series of four studies, researchers ...

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created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Chocolate milk is choc-full of goodness

(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking chocolate milk can improve muscle recovery after prolonged exercise, a University of Connecticut study finds.

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created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Experiments show 'artificial gravity' can prevent muscle loss in space

When the Apollo 11 crew got back from the moon, 40 years ago this week, they showed no ill effects from seven days spent in weightlessness. But as American astronauts and Soviet cosmonauts began conducting longer-duration ...

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created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 4