Gerontology & Geriatrics

Using old and young blood to study age-related muscle loss

An innovative model using human blood samples to study muscle protein growth may help advance scientists' understanding of age-related muscle loss. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Cell ...

Medical research

New clues to how muscle wasting occurs in people with cancer

Muscle wasting, or the loss of muscle tissue, is a common problem for people with cancer, but the precise mechanisms have long eluded doctors and scientists. Now, a new study led by Penn State researchers gives new clues ...

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