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Strengthening muscle for healthy ageing: innovative treatments for sarcopenia.

Nature reviews. Drug discovery ·

Review

Abstract summarized · Quality not appraised
Studied
An overview discussed experimental treatments for sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength.
Who / model
The article discusses ageing-related muscle loss. No specific participant cohort, sample size or follow-up period is described in the abstract.
Studied dose & schedule
Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
Found
It outlines approaches involving NAD-related compounds, urolithin A, myostatin inhibition and other targets. It also notes trials combining GLP-1 weight-loss medicines with potential muscle-preserving treatments. No numerical strength, muscle-mass or longevity outcomes are reported.
Limits
Study limitations were not stated in the abstract. Methodological quality has not been appraised.

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Research findings apply to the population and conditions studied. This educational summary is not a treatment recommendation or a formal assessment of study quality.

Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1038/s41573-026-01514-3

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