Important Innovations Collection

D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane  PERFECT BODY IN A PILL                                                                                     Source:  Stock US scientists are one step closer to an exercise pill that provides all the benefits of exercise without moving a muscle.  Here's what we know: New pill being developed by scientists at Washington University offers the same benefits as exercise, like weight loss, muscle growth and performance enhancement Called SLU-PP-332 It mimics in the body a physical workout Activates specialized proteins called estrogen related receptors (ERRs) that are triggered by exercise The scientists say it could also prevent age-related proble...

  D A ILY INNOVATION BRIEF   By Journalists Edward  Kane & Marya nne Kane   LET A PILL DO THE EXERCISE FOR YOU                                                       Source:  Stock Called ExPlas, it involves the blood plasma of young adults who exercise regularly.  Here's what we know: A Norwegian scientific team is injecting blood plasma from healthy, young, exercising adults into people aged 50 to 75 years old with early-stage Alzheimer's Disease Their hope is not to just help non-exercising young people but also the elderly and those with disabilities A survey of 100 countries found that 33% of people don't exercise An exercise pill or injection could replicate the beneficial results of exercise Exercise is known to release beneficial hormones The key to the pill or injection is what hormo...