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 …

Sarcopenia is a loss of muscle protein mass and loss of muscle function. It occurs with
increasing age, being a major component in the development of frailty. Current knowledge …

Sarcopenia, the age-associated loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, has considerable
societal consequences for the development of frailty, disability, and health care planning. A …

This paper presents the 12th update of the human obesity gene map, which incorporates
published results up to the end of October 2005. Evidence from single‐gene mutation …

The Human Gene Map for Performance and Health-Related Fitness Phenotypes: The 2006–2007
Update Page 1 Copyright @ 200 by the American College of Sports Medicine. Unauthorized …

The α-actinin 3 (ACTN3) gene encodes a protein of the Z disk of myofibers, and a
polymorphism of ACTN3 results in complete loss of the protein. The ACTN3 genotype …

ABSTRACT RANKINEN, T., MS BRAY, JM HAGBERG, L. PÉRUSSE, SM ROTH, B.
WOLFARTH, and C. BOUCHARD. The Human Gene Map for Performance and Health …

The common inheritance of approximately 20 000 genes defines each of us as human.
However, substantial variation exists between individual human genomes, including …

This study assessed age and sex effects on muscle fibre adaptations to heavy‐resistance
strength training (ST). Twenty‐two young men and women (20–30 years old) and 18 older …

Purpose Present systematic literature review and dose-response meta-analysis were carried
out to evaluate the association between sleep duration and sarcopenia risk. Methods …