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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Best Protein for Athletes Fasting During Ramadan
During Ramadan, when athletes fast from sunrise to sunset, their strength and power can drop significantly. This study tested whether eating different types of …
Read MoreSpecial Protein Drink Helps Older Adults Stay Stronger Longer
Researchers tested whether a special fermented whey protein drink could help older Korean adults maintain their strength and muscle mass. Forty-five people …
Read MoreWhy 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 Your Gut Bacteria Affect Muscle Loss as You Age
As we get older, our muscles naturally get weaker—a condition called sarcopenia that can lead to falls and other health problems. Scientists are discovering …
Read MoreWalking Football Keeps Older Adults Healthy and Active
Researchers studied 32 adults over age 50 who played walking football twice a week for 9 months to see how it affected their health. Walking football is a …
Read MoreNew Combo Treatment Helps Older Adults Build Muscle and Fix Gut Health
Researchers tested whether two supplements together could help elderly people with weak muscles. They studied 78 older adults for one month, giving some a …
Read MoreSpecial Diet Helps Older Adults Keep Strong Muscles
Researchers studied over 13,000 older adults in China to see if a special eating plan could help them maintain muscle strength and physical ability. The diet, …
Read MoreAncient Techniques Help Older Adults Build Muscle and Feel Stronger
Researchers tested whether combining acupuncture (tiny needles placed on the skin) with Baduanjin (a gentle Chinese exercise routine) could help older adults …
Read MoreSpecial Bacteria May Help Protect Muscles from Steroid Damage
Steroids like dexamethasone can cause muscles to shrink and weaken, a problem for people taking these medications long-term. Researchers discovered that a …
Read MoreVitamin D and Exercise: Does Adding Vitamin D Really Help Build Muscle?
Researchers looked at 28 different studies involving 1,675 adults to see if taking vitamin D supplements while exercising was better than just exercising …
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 MoreSpecial Drinks Help Older Adults Stay Stronger and Healthier
Researchers studied 29 older adults who often skipped meals to see if drinking special nutritional supplements could help them. For 8 weeks, participants drank …
Read MoreFish Oil May Help Your Heart and Muscles Work Better
Scientists reviewed recent studies about omega-3 fatty acids (the healthy fats found in fish) and how they affect your heart and muscles. They found that …
Read MoreVitamin D and Exercise: A Powerful Combo for Strong Muscles
A new review explores how vitamin D and physical activity work together to keep your muscles strong and healthy. Researchers found that both vitamin D and …
Read MoreCan Vegetarian Women Build Muscle Like Meat Eaters?
Researchers compared 71 women—35 who eat only plants and 36 who eat meat—to see if their different diets affected their muscle strength and bone health. Even …
Read MoreMilk and Egg Nutrients Help Prevent Muscle Loss in Aging
Researchers discovered that combining two natural nutrients from milk and eggs—called MFG-E8 and phosphatidylcholine—may help prevent muscle loss, especially …
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 Older Adults Feel So Tired: The Vitamin D Connection
Researchers studied 273 people to understand why some older adults feel exhausted all the time. They compared healthy older people, frail older people, older …
Read MoreCan Online Strength Training Help Kids with Cystic Fibrosis?
Researchers are testing whether online strength training exercises can help children and teenagers with cystic fibrosis build stronger muscles and improve …
Read MoreCan Exercise Help Pancreatic Cancer Patients Feel Better?
Pancreatic cancer is one of the hardest cancers to treat, with only about 1 in 10 patients surviving five years after diagnosis. Researchers looked at 17 …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Do More Than Just Strengthen Bones?
Vitamin D is famous for keeping bones strong, but scientists are now investigating whether it might help prevent other serious health problems like heart …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Kidney Dialysis Patients Stay Stronger
Researchers studied 81 people receiving kidney dialysis treatment in Toronto to understand how vitamin D affects muscle strength. They found that people with …
Read MoreDoes the Keto Diet Hurt Your Muscles? What Science Says
Researchers looked at 33 studies comparing the ketogenic diet (keto) to other diets to see if it affects muscle. The keto diet is popular for weight loss, but …
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 MoreNew Supplement + Exercise Combo May Strengthen Bones and Muscles
Researchers tested whether a natural compound called L-BAIBA, combined with exercise, could help middle-aged mice maintain stronger bones and muscles. They …
Read MoreVitamin D Helps Older South Asian Women Stay Strong
Researchers studied 120 older South Asian women in England to see if vitamin D affects muscle strength and ability to move around. They found that nearly half …
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 MoreSpecial Bacteria May Help Keep Older Adults Strong and Mobile
Scientists discovered that a type of helpful bacteria called Bacillus subtilis TO-A might help prevent the muscle weakness that comes with aging. In …
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 MoreSeaweed Extract May Help Older Adults Keep Muscle Mass
As we age, our muscles naturally get weaker and smaller—a condition called sarcopenia that affects many older adults. Researchers tested a special extract from …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Weakness in Older Men
Researchers studied over 6,500 older Korean adults to understand how vitamin D levels affect frailty—a condition where people become weak and lose …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Controls Muscle Genes in Fish (And Why It Matters)
Scientists discovered that vitamin D acts like a control switch for genes in salmon muscle tissue. When researchers studied four different muscle types in …
Read MoreEating Alone May Weaken Muscles in Older Adults
During the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers studied 237 older adults living in their communities to understand how eating habits affect muscle strength and …
Read MoreExercise Helps Kids With Digestive Problems Build Muscle and Feel Better
Children with intestinal failure—a serious digestive condition—often struggle with weak muscles and low confidence. Researchers tested whether a 12-week …
Read MoreHow to Keep Your Muscles Strong as You Age
As Korea's population gets older, doctors are seeing more cases of sarcopenia—a condition where people lose muscle mass, strength, and ability to move as they …
Read MoreNew Drug Shows Promise for Strengthening Weak Muscles in Kidney Disease
Researchers discovered that a medication called pirfenidone may help strengthen muscles in people who have both chronic kidney disease and poor blood flow to …
Read MoreProtein Supplements + Exercise Help Women Build Muscle
Researchers looked at 9 studies involving 408 healthy women to see if taking multi-ingredient protein supplements while exercising could help build muscle and …
Read MoreWhy Strong Muscles Matter More Than Bones for Hip Fracture Prevention
Researchers studied older adults to understand why vitamin D deficiency increases hip fracture risk. They compared 138 people who had suffered hip fractures …
Read MoreSpecial Bacteria May Help Prevent Muscle Loss
Researchers discovered that a specific type of helpful bacteria called Lacticaseibacillus paracasei EFEL6501 might prevent muscles from shrinking and getting …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Help Build Muscle? What We Need to Know
Researchers are raising important questions about whether studies linking vitamin D to muscle strength actually apply to everyone. While many studies suggest …
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 MoreEating Well and Exercise Keep Your Grip Strong as You Age
Researchers followed over 2,600 Korean adults for 8 years to see how their eating habits and exercise routines affected their hand grip strength. They found …
Read MoreThe Right Amount of Folate May Help Keep You Strong as You Age
Researchers looked at how a B vitamin called folate affects whether older adults become frail and weak. They studied over 31,000 Americans and measured folate …
Read MoreWhy Your Sleep Problems Might Weaken Your Muscles
Researchers studied nearly 1,600 married couples in Korea to understand how sleep apnea—a condition where breathing stops during sleep—affects muscle strength …
Read MoreExercise Plus Soy Protein Helps Older Adults Stay Strong
Researchers tested whether combining exercise with soy protein could help older adults become stronger and less frail. They studied 77 people with an average …
Read MoreHow Eating Right Helps Older Adults Stay Strong and Independent
Researchers looked at 11 different studies to understand how talking to people about healthy eating can help older adults stay strong and avoid becoming frail. …
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 MoreNew Fast Way to Extract Healthy Cartilage Protein from Salmon
Scientists found a quicker, easier method to extract and purify a special protein called proteoglycan from salmon nose cartilage. This protein is believed to …
Read MoreProtein and Exercise Help Older Adults Recover Better From Hip Fractures
When older adults break their hip, recovery is tough and takes a long time. Researchers are testing whether eating more protein and doing exercise together …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Your Muscles, Heart, and Blood Sugar Stay Healthy
Top vitamin D experts met to discuss how this important vitamin affects our health. They found that vitamin D might help keep our muscles strong as we age, …
Read MoreCertain Foods and Probiotics May Help Older Adults Keep Their Muscles Strong
Researchers looked at 63 studies involving nearly 5,000 people over age 50 to see if certain foods and supplements could help prevent muscle loss that comes …
Read MoreExercise and Protein Help Dialysis Patients Build Stronger Muscles
Scientists looked at 89 studies involving over 6,000 dialysis patients to find the best ways to help them build muscle and stay strong. They found that …
Read MoreStudy Correction: Supplements and Training for Athletic Performance
This is a correction notice for a research study that looked at how different dietary supplements work with training to improve athletic performance. The …
Read MoreProbiotics Don't Help Cancer Patients Feel Better, New Study Shows
Researchers tested whether special gut bacteria supplements called synbiotics could help people with advanced throat cancer feel less tired, eat better, and …
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