Dr. Mark Hamrick and Medical College of Georgia Medical Student Brian Powell (IMAGE)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Dr. Mark Hamrick and Medical College of Georgia Medical Student Brian Powell

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Inhibiting a growth factor that keeps muscles from getting too big may optimize recovery of injured soldiers, researchers say. They are studying two myostatin inhibitors in mice with limb injuries, first to see which works best and then to identify the best delivery mechanism, says Dr. Mark Hamrick, left, bone biologist in the Medical College of Georgia Schools of Graduate Studies and Medicine.

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