STUDY ANALYSIS: Exercise in a Pill?

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is...

Doctors have long prescribed exercise to improve and protect health. In the future, a pill may offer some of the same benefits as exercise. Now, researchers report on new compounds that appear capable of mimicking the physical boost of working out—at least within rodent cells. This discovery could lead to a new way to treat muscle atrophy and other medi…