Skeletal muscle retains a 'molecular memory' of repeated disuse, study finds

Muscle loss (atrophy) due to inactivity is common after illness, injury, hospitalization or falls, and becomes increasingly ...
Science Daily

Uncovering the link to combating muscle atrophy caused by aging and immobility

Muscle atrophy is a prevalent condition in today's societies, but many of the roles that mitochondria play in the process remain unclear. In a recent study, researchers investigated how muscle atrophy ...
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Gene discovery linked to muscle atrophy in numerous conditions

HOUSTON – A newly identified gene, atrogin-1, is involved in muscle loss associated with cancer, diabetes, fasting and kidney disease as well as in the atrophy occurring with disuse, inactivity, and ...
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Medical applications of anabolic steroids: How they treat muscle wasting, hormone deficiencies, and more

Anabolic steroids have legitimate medical uses: muscle wasting, hypogonadism, osteoporosis. Learn how doctors prescribe them and why pharmaceutical grade matters. Muscle Gear, est. 2012. The post ...