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Education anatomy and Histological sample Striated (Skeletal) muscle of mammal Tissue under the microscope.
Mechanical Implant Stirs Wasting Muscle Back into Action
An implantable device stimulates muscle contraction and prevents muscular atrophy in mice.
Mechanical Implant Stirs Wasting Muscle Back into Action
Mechanical Implant Stirs Wasting Muscle Back into Action

An implantable device stimulates muscle contraction and prevents muscular atrophy in mice.

An implantable device stimulates muscle contraction and prevents muscular atrophy in mice.

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Illustration showing an experimental device called MAGENTA and how it works
Infographic: Tissue Implant Gets Muscles Moving, Prevents Atrophy
Holly Barker, PhD | Apr 3, 2023 | 1 min read
The experimental device, known as MAGENTA, forces muscles to contract, simulating natural movement. 
Muscle immobilization leads to atrophy
Antioxidants Put the Pep Back in One’s Step
Niki Spahich, PhD | Jun 13, 2022 | 3 min read
Delivering antioxidants via extracellular vesicles to atrophied muscles restores them during rehabilitation.
FDA Approves Gene Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Ashley Yeager | May 27, 2019 | 3 min read
At $2 million for a single dose, Novartis’s Zolgensma is the most expensive medicine to date, but still less expensive over a lifetime than another approved drug for the rare genetic disease.
Flipped Fat-burning Linked to Cancer Cachexia
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Jul 22, 2014 | 2 min read
Conversion of white fat to brown is associated with muscle atrophy and weight loss in cancer patients.
Apple peels give mice muscle power
Jessica P. Johnson | Jun 9, 2011 | 1 min read
A waxy substance, ursolic acid, found in high concentrations in apple peels, can help mice build muscle and reduce muscle atrophy, body fat, blood sugar levels, and cholesterol, reports Newswise. 
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