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Editorial
. 2025 Jan 13:14:e105420.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.105420.

Restoring bone healing potential

Inês Sequeira  1   2
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Editorial

Restoring bone healing potential

Inês Sequeira. Elife. .

Abstract

A combination of intermittent fasting and administering Wnt3a proteins to a bone injury can rejuvenate bone repair in aged mice.

Keywords: Wnt; aging; bone; bone regeneration; cell biology; intermittent fasting; mouse; osteoprogenitors.

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Conflict of interest statement

IS No competing interests declared

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  • doi: 10.7554/eLife.104068

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