Older adults with hear failure and respiratory sarcopenia are at increased risk for mortality, a recent study found.

As people age, it’s common to lose muscle mass and strength—a condition known as sarcopenia. In fact, sarcopenia impacts as many as 13% of adults over age 60—and up to 50% of those 80 and older.

Sarcopenia is emerging as a potential predictor of adverse outcomes for some solid tumors, but could this physical biomarker effectively stratify risk in patients with non-small cell lung cancer ...

New Indian clinical guidelines warn that age-related muscle loss, or sarcopenia, is an under-recognised health risk affecting millions of older adults.

Sarcopenia causes muscle atrophy and weakness. Though it’s primarily an age-related condition, factors like a poor diet and lack of physical activity also contribute. Since sarcopenia affects your ...

Find out what a new study says about staying strong as you get older. Reviewed by Dietitian Emily Lachtrupp, M.S., RD As people age, it’s common to lose muscle mass and strength—a condition known as ...