by John Comley | Sep 27, 2026
Clinical Consensus • 2019 • Cruz-Jentoft and colleagues; Age and AgeingResearch SummaryThe revised European consensus changes how sarcopenia is identified by placing low muscle strength at the centre of the assessment. Low muscle quantity or quality is used to confirm...
by John Comley | Sep 27, 2026
Meta-analysis of Prospective Cohorts • 2022 • Paluch and colleagues; The Lancet Public HealthResearch SummaryThis analysis combines 15 cohorts involving 47,471 adults to examine daily step counts and subsequent mortality. More steps were associated with lower...
by John Comley | Sep 27, 2026
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis • 2024 • HealthcareResearch SummaryThis review examines how long health-related behaviours take to become habitual and what influences that process. Across 20 studies involving 2,601 participants, the evidence challenges the popular...
by John Comley | Sep 27, 2026
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis • 2025 • Salse-Batán and colleagues; Geriatric NursingResearch SummaryThis review examines stretching programmes as a possible way to improve walking and balance in older adults. It included 29 studies, with methodological quality...
by John Comley | Sep 27, 2026
Dietary Intervention and Microbiome Analysis • 2020 • Ghosh and colleagues; GutResearch SummaryNU-AGE investigated whether a Mediterranean-style dietary intervention could alter the gut microbiome in older people. Researchers examined 612 non-frail or pre-frail...
