May 11-13 2017 Holiday Inn Leiden The EASD-SGGD meeting will be held from 11 till 13 May 2017. Like in previous editions it will be an opportunity to meet people – scientists, doctors and other professionals – who actively participate in research in the field of (epi)genetics of diabetes, its [...]
10-11 th of May Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center This meeting is co-sponsored by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of Aging (NIA). For more information, please click here!
Medicine and science in sports and exercise - November 2016 Abstract PURPOSE: Skeletal muscle capillarization plays a key role in oxygen and nutrient delivery to muscle. The loss of muscle mass with aging and the concept of anabolic resistance have been, at least partly, attributed to changes in skeletal muscle capillary structure and [...]
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle - December 2016 Abstract BACKGROUND: The skeletal muscle system plays an important role in the independence of older adults. In this study we examine differences in the skeletal muscle transcriptome between healthy young and older subjects and (pre-)frail older adults. Additionally, we examine the effect of resistance-type exercise training [...]
Clinical Nutrition - September 2016 Abstract BACKGROUND: Studying the muscle protein synthetic response to food intake in elderly is important, as it aids the development of interventions to combat sarcopenia. Although sarcopenic elderly are the target group for many of these nutritional interventions, no studies have assessed basal or post-prandial muscle protein synthesis rates [...]
