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Goal is to prevent falls and identify new biomarkers that are predictors of muscle and bone health

Why do people become physically weaker as they age? And is there any way to slow, stop, or even reverse this process, breaking the link between increasing age and frailty? In a paper published online this Wednesday in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology Metabolism, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers present evidence that answers to both those questions can be found ...

Researchers have found that muscle loss in the elderly is directly linked to decreased post-meal expansion in blood vessels that supply nutrients to muscles.

( University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ) Researchers have found that muscle loss in the elderly is directly linked to decreased post-meal expansion in blood vessels that supply nutrients to muscles.

For years, researchers have known that resistance exercise training - such as weightlifting, in which muscles work against gravity or another force - can be one of the most effective ways to fight the debilitating muscle loss caused by aging. But many older people are unable to get the full benefits of such training because they suffer from conditions such as arthritis that prevent them from ...