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Goodbye Weak Bones? New method increases targeted bone volume by 30 percent

Goodbye Weak Bones? New method increases targeted bone volume by 30 percent

The muscle pacing method used in the study saw the rats gain 30 percent of bone within the targeted areas

The muscle pacing method used in the study saw the rats gain 30 percent of bone within the targeted areas

In an important development for the health of elderly people, University of Liverpool researchers have developed a new method to target bone growth.

As people age their bones lose density and, especially in women after the menopause, become more brittle.  The new method developed by researchers from the University’s Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease offers the possibility of more effective treatment than currently available.

Professor Jonathan Jarvis of Liverpool John Moores University designed miniature muscle pacemakers that were used in the University of Liverpool labs to produce contractions in the muscles of the legs of rats over 28 days.

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