Saturday, March 23, 2024

New 'Exercise Pill' Could Induce Fitness Benefits Without Exercise

Scientists in the US claim to have boiled down some of the health benefits of exercise into a swallowable pill.

Presenting the latest results at the American Chemical Society's 2024 Spring meeting, principal investigator and chemist Bahaa Elgendy from Washington University claims that he and his team have succeeded where others have failed.

For years now, scientists around the world have been working to build an 'exercise pill' that can convey at least some of the benefits of exercise to those who need it.

Physical activity taps into numerous metabolic pathways that can improve human health in a wide variety of ways, but one pathway with particularly impressive health benefits triggers estrogen-related receptors (ERRs).

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