The global population of 65-older-people is increasing. These elderly people are mostly living with chronic diseases. The challenge is to improve or preserve the health and quality of life of these people. Current research is focused on identifying individuals who… Continue Reading →

For clinical studies of sarcopenia and frailty, clinically meaningful outcome measures are needed to monitor disease progression, evaluate efficacy of interventions, and plan clinical trials. Physical performance measures including measures of gait speed and other aspects of mobility and strength… Continue Reading →

Background: The mobility of older adults is limited by the compounding effects of vascular health conditions, or vascular risk burden. However, little is known about the role of neuromuscular attributes among those in which vascular risk burden contributes to mobility… Continue Reading →