We aimed to quantify the association of sarcopenia with length of hospital stay (LOS) and to identify factors associated with sarcopenia among hospitalized patients. A total of 655 patients composed ...

Sarcopenia is a condition in which muscle mass, strength, and performance diminish with age. Treatments may include medication, eating changes, or resistance exercises. You may lose muscle mass as you ...

This is likely due to a condition known as sarcopenia; however, this is not an inevitable part of ageing and can be reversed.

As we age, many people notice small changes that make them feel a little weaker or slower – but they often don’t realise the cause is sarcopenia. We spoke to Lucy Macdonald, physiotherapist based in ...

c.e.stewart@ljmu.ac.uk receives funding from BBSRC and Dunhill Medical Trust. Richard Kirwan does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...