Drugs can partially prevent muscle loss caused by microgravity, experimental study finds

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Astronauts experience significant muscle loss as a result of being in microgravity, but new drugs designed to create new muscle partially counteract this effect, new research shows.

The results have important implications for both long-duration space missions and the treatment of muscle loss on Earth, the study authors said.