Blocking an aging-related enzyme may restore muscle strength
Researchers labeled the protein a “gerozyme” because of its link with aging
![An image of green nerve cells attached to red muscle fibers.](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/101323_ac_gerozyme_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
Nerve cells (green) and muscle fibers (red) meet at connections called synapses in this colored scanning electron microscope image. Blocking an aging-related enzyme helped to restore the synapses in old mice, researchers report.
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