The aging process is often paralleled by decreases in muscle and increases in fat mass. At
the extreme these two processes lead to a condition known as “sarcopenic …

Life expectancy is increasing worldwide, with a resultant increase in the elderly population.
Aging is characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength–a …

Background This report aims to study the relationship between sarcopenia of elderly in
community and inflammatory factors IL-6 and TNF-α. Methods A total of 441 elders who …

Twenty years ago, the term 'sarcopenia'has been introduced to describe the ageing related
loss of skeletal muscle mass. Since then, sarcopenia has been intensively studied and …

The slow and continuous loss of muscle mass that progresses with aging is defined as
“sarcopenia”. Sarcopenia represents an important public health problem, being closely …

BACKGROUND: There is growing recognition of the serious consequences of sarcopenia
on the functionality and autonomy in old age. Recently, the age-related changes in several …

The world's elderly population is expanding rapidly, and we are now faced with the
significant challenge of maintaining or improving physical activity, independence, and …

Sarcopenia is characterized by reduced skeletal muscle mass and strength in older
individuals. It is one of the leading cause of physical limitation in older adults, and …

Inflammation is a physiological process that repairs tissues in response to endogenous or
exogenous aggressions. Nevertheless, a chronic state of inflammation may have detrimental …

Background There is growing evidence that higher levels of inflammatory markers are
associated with physical decline in older persons, possibly through the catabolic effects of …