Scientists create muscle that exercises itself

Self-contracting myografts improved muscle, bone and metabolic measures in aging mice – without requiring the animals to exercise. Researchers have engineered living muscle grafts that spontaneously contract beneath the skin and appear to reproduce some of exercise’s systemic effects, improving measures of muscle function, bone health and metabolism in aging mice [1]. The work, published […] The post Scientists create muscle that exercises itself appeared first on Longevity.Technology .

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