New research shows that combining strength and balance exercises with protein may help older adults improve muscle strength, ...

Investigators sought to determine when malnutrition appears in patients with GI cancer and how nutritional status affects quality of life and fatigue during treatment.

Sarcopenia, the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function with aging, is a key driver of frailty, ...

Romain Madelaine’s team engineered a transgenic “atrofish” that accelerates muscle degeneration when treated with a specific chemical. Healthy muscles in an untreated atrofish (left) and with chemical ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists show promise beyond obesity but require careful use due to sarcopenia risk and complex effects on mental health.

The global population is aging at an unprecedented rate, leading to a sharp rise in late-life diseases such as sarcopenia. Despite its increasing prevalence, effective pharmacological treatments, ...

As we age and experience less daily physical movement, it is expected that our strength and muscle mass declines slightly as well. However, when gradual muscle loss starts to severely affect an older ...

Sarcopenia influences toxicity and survival in non-small cell lung cancer, and sarcopenia assessment can guide personalized treatment planning. Sarcopenia was associated with both poorer survival ...