Two Supplements Help Older Adults Build Muscle and Stay Strong
Researchers tested whether two supplements—arginine (an amino acid) and fish oil—could help older adults with sarcopenia, a condition where muscles weaken and …
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Why Muscle Loss Makes Diabetes More Dangerous for Older Adults
Researchers studied 416 older hospital patients to understand how muscle loss affects people with diabetes. They found that patients with both diabetes and …
Read MoreEating Healthy May Help Keep Your Muscles Strong as You Age
Researchers studied over 8,500 Americans to see if the DASH diet—a healthy eating plan originally designed to lower blood pressure—could help prevent muscle …
Read MoreHow High-Fat Diets Shrink Muscles: A New Discovery
When people eat high-fat diets, their muscles can actually shrink and weaken, which makes it harder for their bodies to control blood sugar. Scientists …
Read MoreMuscle Loss in Liver Disease: Why It Matters for Transplants
When the liver stops working properly, patients often lose muscle mass and become weak—a condition called sarcopenia that affects up to 70% of people with …
Read MoreSimple Blood Test May Help Spot Muscle Loss in Cancer Patients
Researchers discovered that a simple blood test measuring the ratio of two common substances—white blood cells called neutrophils and a protein called …
Read MoreSpecial Fiber Helps Prevent Muscle Loss in Obese Mice
Researchers discovered that a special type of fiber supplement may help prevent muscle loss that often happens with obesity. In a study with mice, those fed a …
Read MoreSpecial Gut Bacteria May Help Prevent Muscle Loss in Aging
Researchers discovered that a specific gut bacterium called Akkermansia muciniphila might help prevent muscle weakness that comes with aging. In studies with …
Read MoreDoes Eating More Protein Help Older Adults Keep Their Muscles?
As people get older, they naturally lose muscle mass and strength—a condition called sarcopenia. Researchers in Korea looked at studies examining whether …
Read MoreWhy COPD Patients Lose Muscle and How to Fight Back
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a serious lung condition, often experience muscle loss called sarcopenia. This happens to about 1 in …
Read MoreChinese Herbal Paste May Help Dialysis Patients Build Muscle
Researchers tested a traditional Chinese herbal mixture called Shen-Qi Paste on dialysis patients who were losing muscle mass. In a 12-week study with 117 …
Read MoreCan Ketone Supplements Help Prevent Muscle Loss?
As we age or deal with illness, our muscles naturally get weaker and smaller. Scientists are now looking at ketone bodies—special molecules our body makes when …
Read MoreA Simple Blood Test May Help Spot Muscle Loss Early
Researchers studied nearly 9,000 people to understand why some adults lose muscle mass as they age—a condition called sarcopenia. They found that a simple …
Read MoreVitamin D and Exercise Help Protect Muscles in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers discovered that combining vitamin D with medium-intensity weight training is especially effective at protecting and strengthening muscles in people …
Read MoreWhy People With Psoriatic Arthritis Lose Muscle Mass Faster
Researchers discovered that people with psoriatic arthritis—a condition causing joint pain and skin problems—are nearly twice as likely to experience muscle …
Read MoreExercise and Sleep Help Older Adults with Diabetes Keep Muscle
Researchers studied 65 older Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes to understand why some lose muscle mass (a condition called sarcopenia) while others don't. …
Read MoreNew Weight Loss Drugs Work Great, But You Need to Eat Right Too
Doctors are prescribing new medications that help people lose weight by reducing hunger and controlling blood sugar. These drugs work really well, but they …
Read MoreEarly Warning Signs of Muscle Loss in Colorectal Cancer
Cancer cachexia is a serious condition where cancer patients lose muscle mass and strength, affecting up to 80% of cancer patients. Currently, doctors can't …
Read MoreSimple Blood Test Predicts Muscle Loss in Lung Cancer Patients
Researchers studied 102 lung cancer patients to see if a simple nutritional test could predict muscle loss, a common problem in cancer patients. They found …
Read MoreA Protein That Fights Muscle Loss: What Scientists Found
Researchers studied over 1,200 people to understand why some adults lose muscle mass and strength as they age—a condition called sarcopenia. They discovered …
Read MoreA Simple Blood Test May Help Spot Muscle Loss Early
Researchers looked at blood test results from nearly 7,000 Americans to see if a specific measurement could predict muscle loss, a condition called sarcopenia …
Read MoreMuscle Loss in Lung Disease: Why It Matters and How to Fix It
People with COPD (a serious lung disease) often lose muscle mass, which makes their condition worse. This research explains why this happens—inflammation, poor …
Read MoreNew Way to Spot Serious Weight Loss in Cancer Patients
Researchers found a better method to identify cancer patients who are losing dangerous amounts of weight and muscle. By combining several different …
Read MoreEating Watermelon May Help Older Adults Keep Their Muscle
Researchers in China studied over 3,700 older adults to see if eating watermelon could help prevent muscle loss, a common problem in aging. They found that …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Older Men Keep Their Muscle Strength
Researchers followed 1,292 older adults in Korea for two years to see if vitamin D levels affected muscle loss, a condition called sarcopenia that makes it …
Read MoreSpecial Gut Bacteria May Help Prevent Muscle Loss
Researchers discovered that a specific type of gut bacteria called Limosilactobacillus reuteri ATG-F4 might help prevent muscles from shrinking when they're …
Read MoreCan the DASH Diet Help Keep Your Muscles Strong as You Age?
Researchers investigated whether the DASH diet—a eating plan focused on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and lean proteins—might help prevent sarcopenia, a …
Read MoreBlood Tests That Could Help Spot Muscle Loss in Kidney Patients
People with kidney disease who use peritoneal dialysis (a type of home kidney treatment) often experience muscle loss, a condition called sarcopenia. This can …
Read MoreWhy Inflammation and Blood Sugar Matter for Muscle Loss
Researchers studied over 10,000 American adults to understand why some people lose muscle mass as they age. They found that people with higher levels of body …
Read MoreWhat Scientists Are Learning About Weak Muscles and Extra Weight
Scientists around the world are studying a health problem called sarcopenic obesity—when people have weak muscles combined with excess body fat. This is …
Read MoreHeart Machines Change How Bodies Use Food in First 5 Days
When doctors use a special heart-lung machine called VA-ECMO to help patients with severe heart failure, their bodies go through big changes in how they …
Read MoreHarder Workouts Beat Easy Exercise for Older Adults' Body Shape
Researchers wanted to know if pushing yourself harder during exercise helps older adults get better results. They studied 123 healthy people around age 72 who …
Read MoreCan Blood Tests Predict Muscle Loss in Middle-Aged Adults?
Researchers studied over 2,400 adults to understand why some people lose muscle mass as they age, especially those carrying extra weight around their belly. …
Read MoreMuscle Loss in Kids with Crohn's Disease Affects Treatment Success
Researchers studied 68 children with Crohn's disease in China to understand how muscle loss affects their treatment. They found that children with Crohn's …
Read MoreNew Test Helps Doctors Spot Muscle Loss in Older Hospital Patients
Researchers found a better way to identify muscle loss (called sarcopenia) in older people staying in hospitals. They created a new screening tool called the …
Read MoreTwo Liver Disease Drugs Work Differently in the Body
Scientists compared two new medicines—resmetirom and semaglutide—to see how they treat a serious liver disease called MASH that develops from obesity and poor …
Read MoreSimple Blood Test May Help Predict Muscle Loss in Arthritis Patients
Researchers studied 178 patients with rheumatoid arthritis to understand why some develop sarcopenia—a condition where people lose muscle mass and strength. …
Read MoreWhy Muscle Loss Changes Your Brain Chemicals and How Exercise Helps
Researchers discovered that people with sarcopenia—a condition where muscles weaken and shrink—have different levels of important brain chemicals compared to …
Read MoreBlood Tests May Help Spot Muscle Loss Before It Becomes a Problem
Researchers studied 77 people to understand why some lose muscle strength as they age. They found that people with muscle loss had different levels of certain …
Read MoreElectric Muscle Stimulation Helps Cancer Patients Keep Leg Muscle
Hospital patients with cancer often lose muscle mass quickly, which can affect their recovery and strength. Researchers tested whether a combination of gentle …
Read MoreWhy Heart Failure Patients Lose Muscle and How Nutrition Helps
Researchers studied 122 older adults with chronic heart failure to understand why many develop sarcopenia—a condition where people lose muscle mass and …
Read MoreNew Tool Helps Doctors Find Muscle Loss in Arthritis Patients Early
Researchers created a computer program that can predict which people with rheumatoid arthritis are at risk of losing muscle mass. The program was tested on …
Read MoreProtein Shakes Help Older Hospital Patients Build Muscle Back
When older people stay in the hospital for a long time, they lose muscle mass very quickly, which makes them weaker and less able to move around. Researchers …
Read MoreSpecial Protein Diet May Help Protect Muscles in Liver Disease
Researchers tested whether a diet focused on plant-based and dairy proteins could help people with liver cirrhosis maintain their muscle strength and function. …
Read MoreSkinny Calves May Signal Heart Stress in Heart Failure Patients
Researchers studied 202 people hospitalized with heart failure and discovered something surprising: those with smaller calf muscles had higher levels of a …
Read MoreWeight Loss Programs: Why Muscle Loss Matters for Staying Strong
Researchers followed 220 middle-aged and older adults with diabetes for 8 years after they joined weight loss programs. While the intensive program helped …
Read MoreExercise May Help People Who Are Both Overweight and Losing Muscle
Scientists looked at studies about sarcopenic obesity - a condition where people are overweight but also losing muscle mass and strength. They found only four …
Read MoreExercise Plus Protein Beats Supplements Alone for Liver Disease Muscle Loss
Scientists looked at 23 studies with over 1,500 people who had liver disease and muscle loss (called sarcopenia). They found that exercise combined with …
Read MoreLong-Term Diabetes May Cause Muscle Loss and Weak Bones
Researchers studied 120 people who had type 2 diabetes for more than 10 years to see how it affects their muscles and bones. They found that 30% had sarcopenia …
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