What the study found
Heat treatment improved endurance in the aged mice, while heat and drug treatment improved insulin sensitivity. Several other muscle outcomes did not differ.
Participants and protocol
Aged mice on a Western diet received eight weeks of heat therapy, an experimental heat-shock-protein-inducing drug, or a control condition.
What this cannot establish
This is animal research. It does not establish a sauna prescription, drug recommendation or demonstrated longevity or endurance benefit in people.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 25123646
- Publication types
- research-article · Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
- Indexed subjects
- Muscle, Skeletal · Mice, Inbred C57BL · Mice · Insulin Resistance · Diterpenes
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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