Better Drug for Treating Muscle, Bone Loss in Elderly Men (IMAGE)

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Better Drug for Treating Muscle, Bone Loss in Elderly Men

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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.

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Courtesy of Arjan van Oeveren, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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