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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 16h

Fantastic to see the September issue of the @gerisoc.bsky.social magazine shining a spotlight on #research! It looks at #clinicaltrials for older people, mentions several aspects of our group’s work, and includes pieces co-authored by our very own @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social and Dr Claire McDonald

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 23d

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 23d

📣 Calling clinicians and academics with knowledge and experience of #resistancetraining as an intervention 📣

The #NIHR MLTC Cross NIHR-Collaboration are exploring interventions for people with #MLTC and need your help.

The survey should take around 7-10 minutes to complete - lnkd.in/giUXUp43

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htw @heniek-htw.bsky.social · Mar 25

• Loneliness & social isolation were associated with sarcopenia in older adults
• #Depressive symptoms & cognitive function mediated association between loneliness & sarcopenia
• Cognitive function mediated association between social #isolation and #sarcopenia
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Effects of loneliness and social isolation on sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults: The mediating role of depressive symptoms and cognitive function

Although the effect of social relationships on sarcopenia has been explored, the underlying pathways remains to be elucidated. This study aimed to exa…

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 26d

AGE Research Group member @chrishurst.bsky.social recently contributed to a scientific statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, on the influence of exercise and nutrition on #sarcopenia in #cardiovasculardisease
You can read the full publication here: tinyurl.com/24ve3m3j

Influence of exercise and nutrition on sarcopenia in cardiovascular disease: a Scientific Statement of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology

Abstract. This document aims to review current scientific evidence on exercise and nutrition as a treatment for sarcopenia in the context of cardiovascular

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great to see this out and thank you to all the sites participating in BEPOP! Wave 3 data collection nearly ready to start... @newcastleage.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 27

🚨 The first geriatrician to deliver the Harveian Oration in its 400-year history; Prof Avan Aihie Sayer marks a huge moment for ageing research. Now published in Clinical Medicine.

📄 Read: tinyurl.com/2auvkvsb

🎥 Watch: tinyurl.com/4tkmu3u6

#AgeingResearch #HarveianOration #TranslationalResearch

Harveian Oration 2024: From bench to bedside and beyond – new horizons for translational ageing research

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 26

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thanks to all who contributed to this year's UK #MLTC Symposium (19 June): findings from our ADMISSION Collaborative plus keynote from AI-MULTIPLY.
🧠 Connecting the MLTC community
🏥 Data, care pathways, lived experience
⚡ Collaboration for real impact
Full report coming soon 👀
#MLTC #Multimorbidity

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 23

New from our @ukri.org and @nihr.bsky.social funded ADMISSION collaborative on MLTC - comparing different methods to assess local genetic correlations as part of our exploration of the genetic #epidemiology of #MLTC.

Read more at: dx.doi.org/10.1002/gepi...

Genetic correlation analysis can provide useful insight into the shared genetic basis between traits or conditions of interest. However, most genome-wide analyses only inform about the degree of glob...

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 13

Read the full article here: research.ncl.ac.uk/ageresearchg...

News | AGE Research Group | Newcastle University

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 13

💪 Muscles matter! We've been raising awareness of #sarcopenia at the recent @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social Celebration of Excellence: Community event, by giving delegates the opportunity to have their grip strength measured and see how it compared to published norms.
#publicengagement #PPIE

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 12

❔ What can existing #research tell us about how people living with #MLTC perceive their quality of #hospitalcare? Find out in this publication from our PhD student Freya Thompson 👇

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

With thanks to funders @vivensa.bsky.social and @newcastleuni.bsky.social

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Jun 2

The 21st EuGMS Congress will be in Reykjavik, Iceland on 24-26 Sept 2025. The "New landscapes in geriatric medicine" theme brings together experts from Europe and beyond to discuss the latest advancements in geriatrics.

Visit www.eugms2025.com for updates

#EuGMS #EuGMS2025 #GeriatricMedicine

AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · May 19

Learn more about the key findings and impact of the ADMISSION Research Collaborative at the UK MLTC Symposium 2025: Transforming understanding of MLTC in hospital.

Free virtual event: Thursday 19 June 2025 1400-1700. Please register as places are limited: forms.office.com/e/Kgtzd7jjMy

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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · Apr 7

Slowing Sarcopenia
Keep Your Muscles Healthy as You Age
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Slowing Sarcopenia

As we get older, our bodies naturally start to lose muscle mass. Too much muscle loss can lead to a condition called sarcopenia. But you can take steps to keep your muscles healthy.

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Nick Hopkinson @copddoc.bsky.social · May 12

Bridging the gap: a guide to making health inequalities a strategic priority for NHS leaders. www.rcp.ac.uk/improving-ca... @rcphysicians.bsky.social

Bridging the gap: a guide to making health inequalities a strategic priority for NHS leaders

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · May 6

Opportunity for a #PDRA in exercise science, population health sciences or a related discipline to contribute to research on strength-based training interventions for people with multiple long-term conditions #MLTC
jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Research Associate in Multiple Long-term Conditions Intervention and Prevention

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · May 1

@gdrichardsonlab.bsky.social

AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · May 1

📣Calling all Lab/Workshop Technicians! 🔬🥼🧪

💼We're #hiring 💼

Come and work with our multidisciplinary team to improve lives through world-class research in ageing, sarcopenia and multiple long-term conditions (#MLTC)

⏲️Closing 22 May 2025

jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...

#job #vacancy #recruitment

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Apr 28

☕ We loved meeting the patients at Cramlington Medical Group and talking to them about #research at our #publicengagement coffee morning on 5th March, which we co-hosted with the lovely Northumbria Primary Care Research Team 🤝

@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Apr 17

Big thanks to @annabasu1.bsky.social for her inspirational talk to the AGE Research Group and @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social on the SPACE Pilot project, a collaboration with @waystowellness.org.uk. Many parallels in the challenges faced by children with medical complexity and older adults with #MLTC

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · Apr 10

@newcastleage.bsky.social team at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference - showcasing our work on #sarcopenia intervention selection. Help shape our research on what a good sarcopenia intervention looks like! forms.office.com/e/HN1F1tGGhc

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NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social · Mar 31

We had a wonderful time welcoming the public, local partners and collaborators, research participants and our researchers to our Celebration of Research Excellence: Community Event 2025 on Wednesday. It is great to see so many people interested in health research and our work! 📷 ⬇️

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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · Apr 4

📻 Podcast! 📻
The Lancet Healthy Longevity in conversation with our very own @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social discussing the findings from our MET-PREVENT #clinicaltrial and the importance of designing clinical trials for #olderpeople

@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

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Multimedia | Podcasts | In conversation with | The Lancet Healthy Longevity

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