Far from any battlefield, North Texas scientists are testing a familiar nutrient they hope can help regrow soldiers’ damaged muscles. At the University of Texas at Arlington, professor of graduate nursing Zui Pan and her colleagues are studying whether a zinc-infused gel can spur injured muscle to regenerate after a blast. Such traumatic injuries most often occur in war, terrorist attacks and serious accidents when an explosive force sends a powerful pressure wave through the body, tearing

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