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Better Drug for Treating Muscle, Bone Loss in Elderly Men

Caption: Multiple fluorescent dyes reveal sites of new bone formation caused by a promising nonsteroidal compound that stimulates bone formation and increases bone density and strength.

Credit: Courtesy of Arjan van Oeveren, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Related news release: American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac - Oct. 10, 2007