Insulin boost restores muscle growth in elderly

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health  Thu, 09/24/2009 - 22:00

(University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston) Researchers have demonstrated that by increasing insulin levels above the normal range in elderly test subjects, they can restore the impaired muscle-building process responsible for age-related physical weakness.

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