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September 28, 2009
Acetaminophen, the pain relieving active ingredient in Tylenol, may actually do a lot more than simply fix headaches. Researches with Marshall University in Huntington WV, conducted animal studies to discover that acetaminophen helps replenish an enzyme (protein kinase B) that commonly decreases in skeletons with age. The study was published in the journal PLos One.
"Using a model that closely mimics many of the age-associated physiological changes observed in humans, we were able to demonstrate that chronic acetaminophen treatment in a recommended dosage is not only safe but might be beneficial for the treatment of the muscle dysfunction many people experience as they get older," study leader Dr. Eric Blough of Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., said in a statement.
Further, research at the same university suggested that acetaminophen may also help age-related hyperglycemia.
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