Gene Alteration in Mice Mimics Heart-Building Effect of Exercise

Thursday, December 23, 2010 - 12:31 in Health & Medicine

By tweaking a single gene, scientists have mimicked in sedentary mice the heart-strengthening effects of two weeks of endurance training, according to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers.

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