Women trying to fight the signs of ageing should don their ladies fitness clothing and take part in endurance exercises, a study has suggested.

Researchers from Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine found that exercise unlocks the stem cells of the body's muscles.

These cells enhance the body's ability to rejuvenate old muscles, lead researcher professor Dafna Benayahu explains.

The researchers hope that this new finding could lead to a new drug to help the muscles of the elderly and immobilised to heal faster.

"With this advance, we can let ourselves dream about creating a new drug for humans - one that could increase muscle mass and ameliorate the negative effects of aging," said Professor Benayahu.

The results of the study have been published in the journal PLoS One.

Earlier in the year, scientific researcher Dr Ulrich Laufs told the BBC that exercise has an anti-ageing effect as it slows down the shortening of chromosomes that keep a cell's DNA stable.

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