Your commitment to strength training in particular will considerably reduce the muscle loss associated with aging known as sarcopenia, and studies show that strength training as people get older can also help reduce the risk of falls.

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In this case, the worm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) was found by scientists at Rutgers University in New Jersey, US, to losing its muscle mass and strength as it aged, without any accompanying loss in nervous system function.

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The control group showed a decrease in soleus muscle mass and strength, the development of insulin resistance, and a loss of bone mineral density and resistance to breakage.

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Cuts in defence budgets across Europe are worrying NATO, not just because of the loss of military strength, but because cash-strapped ministries may be tempted to cut spending on NATO.

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In that same year, counterfeits of the weight-loss drug Alli sold over the Internet contained none of the active ingredient in the real drug but did contain sibutramine, the prescription-strength weight-loss drug Meridia, which has since been removed from the U.S. market because of concerns about cardiac side effects.

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Williams, the Arizona tackle, said that much of the weight loss has to do with new training methods in which a player can be a lot smaller without losing strength.

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