Objective We conducted a meta-analysis to analyze the effects of resistance training on
measures of body composition, muscle strength, and muscle performance in older people …

Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome with a significant impact on older patients' quality of life,
morbidity and mortality. Despite the new available criteria, its early diagnosis remains …

Exercise, in the form of endurance or resistance training, leads to specific molecular and
cellular adaptions not only in skeletal muscles, but also in many other organs such as the …

Frailty is a complex condition that emerges from dysregulation in multiple physiological
systems. Increasing evidence suggests the potential role of age-related energy …

Highlights•Animal and cell culture work demonstrate that irisin, leptin, and adiponectin have
the potential to positively regulate skeletal muscle size.•Discrepancies between studies …

Objectives To carry out a systematic review and meta-analysis to verify the effects of different
exercise training types on body composition and physical performance in older adults with …

In the past 20 years, myostatin, a negative regulator of muscle mass, has attracted attention
as a potential therapeutic target in muscular dystrophies and other conditions. Preclinical …

Sarcopenia is common in hemodialysis patients, especially in the elderly patients
undergoing hemodialysis. Various factors may contribute to the occurrence of sarcopenia …

Hormones are secreted in a circadian rhythm, but also follow larger-scale timetables, such
as monthly (hormones of the menstrual cycle), seasonal (ie, winter, summer), and, ultimately …

Skeletal muscle aging is a multifactorial process strictly related to progressive weakness.
One of the results that were focused on was the fiber phenotype modification and their loss …