Melbourne scientists' miracle pill helps mice get in shape - with zero effort

By Rania Spooner
Updated October 1 2016 - 10:18am, first published September 14 2016 - 12:00am
Scientists are targeting a metabolism suppressing protein that switches off during exercise.
Scientists are targeting a metabolism suppressing protein that switches off during exercise.
The race for a tablet that can mimic some of the effects of exercise is heating up. Photo: Nastco
The race for a tablet that can mimic some of the effects of exercise is heating up. Photo: Nastco
The drug seems to work in mice. Humans will have to wait and see. Photo: Jesse Marlow
The drug seems to work in mice. Humans will have to wait and see. Photo: Jesse Marlow

A tablet that tricks your cells into behaving as if you're a daily jogger must be the holy grail for the morbidly obese, injured and immobilised.

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