Handgrip Strength Adds Little Cross-Cohort Predictive Value for Disability
A multi-cohort study found that handgrip strength was associated with disability in the development population but added little reproducible predictive ...
Tag: sarcopenia
Editorial reviews digital screening for sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity
An editorial describes GRASP and smartphone body-composition tools as screening aids for sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity, without claiming demonstrated clinical ...
Retrospective older-adult study links red cell size variation-to-albumin ratio to frailty
A retrospective cross-sectional study of 1,948 older adults found that higher red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratios were most strongly ...
Domain-guided nutrition care targets specific problems around pancreatic cancer surgery
A proposed framework links nutrition screening in pancreatic cancer surgery to four treatment domains, but the approach has not yet ...
Review maps multidimensional muscle decline in type 2 diabetes
A 2026 narrative review finds that type 2 diabetes is associated with impaired muscle strength, composition and function even when ...
Post-remission muscle loss in rheumatoid arthritis improved by dipyridamole in mice
In a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, dipyridamole improved persistent muscle loss and dysfunction after joint inflammation subsided, alongside restored ...
Review traces how aging muscle vesicles influence other tissues
Skeletal muscle has long been appreciated as the body's largest organ, essential for movement, metabolism, and overall physiological stability. But ...
How the Aging Microbiome Shapes Health in Later Life
Microbial communities shift with age in ways that influence cardiometabolic health, cognition, immunity, and frailty, and BMC Geriatrics has launched ...
Blood Vessel Growth Signals May Reveal Aging Muscles in Decline
A Chinese cross-sectional study of 471 older adults finds that low blood levels of the vessel-growth signals VEGF and ANGPT1 ...
Autophagy-Boosting Peptide Tat-Beclin1 Adds to Endurance Training Gains in Aged Mice
A cell-permeable peptide that activates autophagy improved grip strength, endurance, and balance in aged mice and produced gains comparable to ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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