Jul 12, 2026Gait

Strength and Gait May Reflect Metabolic History

Long-term BMI burden and worsening prediabetes track poorer strength and mobility, but the evidence does not prove metabolic damage causes decline.

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Jun 25, 2026Cognitive Aging

Mobility Decline: Brain, Muscle, and Balance in Aging

Why gait speed, chair stands, balance, leg strength, cognition, and body composition reveal mobility decline—and where brain-age tests still fall short.

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Jun 21, 2026Sarcopenia

Why Sarcopenia Risk Changes With the Definition Used

Frailty and sarcopenia rates can change when guidelines, grip-strength cutoffs, or gait-speed tests change. Here is what mortality studies show.

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Jun 19, 2026Frailty

Exercise Can Improve Frailty, but Format Has No Winner

Can exercise change frailty? Meta-analyses and trials find gains in gait, balance, and function, but Tai Chi, qigong, group, and solo formats lack a winner.

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Jun 18, 2026Cognitive Aging

Gait Speed and Dementia Risk: An Early-Warning Signal

Can gait speed flag dementia risk early? Evidence on walking, balance, chair stands, brain changes, and why exercise has not proved prevention in older adults.

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Jun 17, 2026Cognitive Aging

Fast Walkers After 80: A Marker of Brain Resilience

Fast gait after 80 tracks with better cognition and brain health. See what the study found, what brain scans add, and why speed cannot prevent dementia.

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Jun 15, 2026Frailty

Can Community Exercise Help Older Adults Stay Independent?

Can community resistance and multicomponent exercise help frail older adults stay independent? Evidence improves gait and strength, but hard outcomes lag.

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Jun 14, 2026Sarcopenia

Resistance Training Can Restore Function After 65

A practical look at how twice-weekly resistance training improves strength, fast gait speed, and frailty in older adults—and what MRI results can and cannot prove.

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Jun 14, 2026Exercise Physiology

Exercise and Nutrition in Hemodialysis: What Works?

In maintenance hemodialysis, supervised exercise improves function. Nutrition may add mobility gains, but small trials leave the advantage uncertain.

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Mar 27, 2026Nutrition

Selenium, Gait Speed, and Nutrition After Age 80

In adults over 80, selenium intake tracks with faster walking, while low blood selenium predicts undernutrition risk. What the evidence supports—and cannot prove.

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Mar 27, 2026Physical Activity

Exercise for Sarcopenia: When Protein Adds the Most

Exercise for sarcopenia: resistance training can improve mobility, while protein may add handgrip gains. A practical evidence-based plan for adults 65+.

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Mar 25, 2026Physical Activity

MS Exercise: What Improves Walking, and Where tDCS Fits

Aerobic exercise can improve walking, endurance, and balance in multiple sclerosis. Here's what the evidence says on dose, fatigue, fitness, and tDCS.

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