International collaboration produces a comprehensive atlas of human skeletal muscle aging

International collaboration produces a comprehensive atlas of human skeletal muscle aging

In a world with rapidly aging societies, there’s a need for a detailed understanding of the cause and progression of diseases associated with aging. Skeletal muscle is the key motor system in the human body and plays a pivotal role in body metabolic regulation. With increased age, particularly in individuals over 80 years old, skeletal muscles suffer from sarcopenia, a progressive loss of muscle mass and function.

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