Forget About the Gym, Take a Pill

Sounds too good to be true? Not quite. Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have recently identified two signaling pathways that can be activated through drugs in order to increase endurance. Both pathways are naturally activated through exercise, but the effects of a wo... [ read more >> ]

Mice fed with GW1516 and running on the treadmill up to 50 minutes every day showed a 77 percent increase in endurance

Image comment: Mice fed with GW1516 and running on the treadmill up to 50 minutes every day showed a 77 percent increase in endurance
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Mice fed with GW1516 and running on the treadmill up to 50 minutes every day showed a 77 percent increase in endurance