Skeletal muscle atrophy in aging is an important topic for researchers as muscle mass may have functional, cognitive and systemic implications for individuals from 60 years or older. To encourage healthy aging, it is important to determine the role of skeletal muscle atrophy in aging as well as propose novel strategies to prevent the loss of skeletal muscle mass as the years of life go by. Moreover, older people who present skeletal muscle atrophy, is key to manage this with appropriate therapeutic strategies such as drugs, oral supplementation and physical exercise in its different modalities. Understanding skeletal muscle atrophy during normal or pathological aging is crucial to propose adequate interventions to prevent and revert the loss of skeletal muscle mass in old individuals as muscle mass is known to be a potent regulator of whole-body metabolism, bone health, falls, cognitive performance and general well-being. Therefore, determining which strategies are more effective in this special population is essential.
Thus, the study of the Physiology, Prevention and Management of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in older adults is a critical subject that is in synergy with the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging (2021–2030).
The collection welcomes submissions covering:
-Physiology of skeletal muscle atrophy in aging
- Muscle architecture and muscle mechanical properties of skeletal muscle atrophy in aging
-Oral supplements to prevent skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Drugs to prevent skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Exercise to prevent skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Oral supplements to management skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Drugs to management skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Exercise to management skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Other therapeutic alternatives that can prevent or manage atrophy
This Research Topic encourages the submission of Original Research and Systematic Review (with or without Meta-analysis) articles and is open to all article types within the scope of the journal and section.
The Research Topic is part of the Frontiers in Physiology Healthy Aging series. The Research Topic will support #SDG3 Good Health and Well Being, #SDG10 Reduced Inequalities as well as #SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities.
Skeletal muscle atrophy in aging is an important topic for researchers as muscle mass may have functional, cognitive and systemic implications for individuals from 60 years or older. To encourage healthy aging, it is important to determine the role of skeletal muscle atrophy in aging as well as propose novel strategies to prevent the loss of skeletal muscle mass as the years of life go by. Moreover, older people who present skeletal muscle atrophy, is key to manage this with appropriate therapeutic strategies such as drugs, oral supplementation and physical exercise in its different modalities. Understanding skeletal muscle atrophy during normal or pathological aging is crucial to propose adequate interventions to prevent and revert the loss of skeletal muscle mass in old individuals as muscle mass is known to be a potent regulator of whole-body metabolism, bone health, falls, cognitive performance and general well-being. Therefore, determining which strategies are more effective in this special population is essential.
Thus, the study of the Physiology, Prevention and Management of Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in older adults is a critical subject that is in synergy with the United Nations Decade of Healthy Aging (2021–2030).
The collection welcomes submissions covering:
-Physiology of skeletal muscle atrophy in aging
- Muscle architecture and muscle mechanical properties of skeletal muscle atrophy in aging
-Oral supplements to prevent skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Drugs to prevent skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Exercise to prevent skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Oral supplements to management skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Drugs to management skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Exercise to management skeletal muscle atrophy in older adults
-Other therapeutic alternatives that can prevent or manage atrophy
This Research Topic encourages the submission of Original Research and Systematic Review (with or without Meta-analysis) articles and is open to all article types within the scope of the journal and section.
The Research Topic is part of the Frontiers in Physiology Healthy Aging series. The Research Topic will support #SDG3 Good Health and Well Being, #SDG10 Reduced Inequalities as well as #SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities.
