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Research Project: Nutrition, Sarcopenia, Physical Function, and Skeletal Muscle Capacity During Aging

Location: Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center On Aging

Title: Highlights from the 2019 International Congress on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research

Author
item MALTAIS, MATHIEU - GERONTOPOLE DE TOULOUSE CENTER HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY
item AUBERTIN-LEHEUDRE, MYLENE - UNIVERSITY OF QUEBEC
item DRAY, CEDRIC - UNIVERSITY OF TOULOUSE
item FIELDING, ROGER - JEAN MAYER HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER ON AGING AT TUFTS UNIVERSITY
item ROLLAND, YVES - GERONTOPOLE DE TOULOUSE CENTER HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY
item CESARE, MATTEO - UNIVERSITY OF MILAN
item VELLAS, BRUNO - TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Submitted to: The Journal of Frailty and Aging
Publication Type: Other
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/20/2019
Publication Date: 5/3/2019
Citation: Maltais, M., Aubertin-Leheudre, M., Dray, C., Fielding, R.A., Rolland, Y., Cesare, M., Vellas, B. 2019. Highlights from the 2019 International Congress on Frailty and Sarcopenia Research. The Journal of Frailty and Aging. 8(3):117-119. https://doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2019.13.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2019.13

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: The International Conference of Frailty and Sarcopenia Research was held in Miami, Florida, in February of 2019. The 9th edition of this conference had the highest attendance rate since its debut and is now a major venue that attracts the best key opinion leaders in the field of sarcopenia and frailty. Approximately 400- 500 delegates from around the world shared their results across the spectrum of research, from animal studies targeting novel mechanisms to large clinical trials for improving function, reducing disability, and improving quality of life in aging persons. With the recent implementation of ICD-10 code for sarcopenia, more and more industry leaders are looking for novel strategies and treatments counteracting the decline of skeletal muscle and physical function. By identifying sarcopenia as a disease and the increasing number of older adults in the world, targeting and understanding the process of sarcopenia will be essential for geriatricians and gerontologists in the coming years. This paper will present the major highlights of this conference.