Wednesday, July 20, 2005

Medical News Today - Muscle repair: Making a good system better, faster; implications for aging, disease

Medical News Today - Muscle repair: Making a good system better, faster; implications for aging, disease:
"Skeletal muscles naturally repair themselves very efficiently after injury. But when they don't, otherwise successful recovery following damage from overuse during exercise, surgery or trauma can be stymied. Furthermore, as we age, muscle repair slows noticeably, and in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and other degenerative muscle diseases, normal repair functions can't cope with disease progression."
Via Longevity Meme Newsletter