Thanks to Dr Elly Liang from computingnewcastle.bsky.social for coming to talk about all things AI to us! Lots of food for thought for research with older people. Read more here 📰: bit.ly/4wUQ2CT newcastleuni.bsky.social nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Great to have Dr Luis de Miranda visiting us from Brazil yesterday to discuss sarcopenia, Chagas’ disease and geriatric medicine! Read more at bit.ly/4aTg7K4 @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

BEPOP Wave 3 findings are now published online - view the full report here: www.ageresearchgroup.ncl.ac.uk/bepop

Our BEPOP (www.bepop.org.uk) wave 3 report now published – good progress in improving strength training delivery for older people with #sarcopenia and #frailty, but plenty more still to do! Read more: bit.ly/4aMCRLJ @gerisoc.bsky.social y.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @agilecsp.bsky.social

Excited to share our latest paper in GeroScience describing #Muscle #Ageing and #Sarcopenia Study (MASS) Lifecourse This unique study brings together health, lifestyle & biological data from adults aged 18-85 offering an unprecedented view of skeletal muscle ageing Read more: bit.ly/4esy03e

Developing resources that advance understanding of skeletal muscle ageing — AGE Research Group

MASS Lifecourse is a valuable resource that presents new opportunities to catalyse translational research on ageing muscle across the life course.

ageresearchgroup.ncl.ac.uk

Great to see so many colleagues passionate about improving lives for people living with #MLTC yesterday at our MLTC cross-NIHR community of practice conference. Lets continue the conversations! Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4utMrKx @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social

Thanks to all of you who participated in our #MLTC cross-NIHR Collaboration community of practice conference in Newcastle today - lots of networking and thought-provoking presentations. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Thanks to Sophia Amenyah for delivering a masterclass in inclusive, co-produced nutrition research with older people. Inspiring content and examples. We look forward to further collaboration! @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social

Join us online on 15 July 2026 for the 5th UK MLTC Symposium: Advancing Life Course Research on Multiple Long-Term Conditions. Registration now open via this link - forms.cloud.microsoft/e/MXZXzAqr05 #mltc

Congratulations to AGE group member Dr Claire McDonald winning a @vivensa.bsky.social Academy Rising Star Excellence Award 🎉for her outstanding work in translational geroscience, trialling new treatments for age related conditions and #MLTC Well deserved!👏 @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Thanks @stephenlim.bsky.social and @chrishurst.bsky.social for leading a whole day of sarcopenia at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference today. Biology, epidemiology, trials, exercise, nutrition and scalable QI. And a stimulating panel discussion! @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Thanks to all who attended our @gerisoc.bsky.social ADMISSION #MLTC symposium today - and thanks to all our speakers. Now to use the findings to improve care... @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social

Dr Sara Pretorius from @nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social discussing our clinician interview work in our ADMISSION #MLTC symposium at @gerisoc.bsky.social. Illustrates the complexity of care and the mismatch between care structures and patient needs. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Fantastic to see our @agilecsp.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social BEPOP national initiative bearing fruit. Real and important improvements in strength training quality at scale - but still more to do! @newcastleage.bsky.social

AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People@agilecsp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This shows the benefit of getting specific site feedback from previous waves. What a fantastic example of the benefit of feedback in continuous quality improvement.

Fantastic to see our @agilecsp.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social BEPOP national initiative bearing fruit. Real and important improvements in strength training quality at scale - but still more to do! @newcastleage.bsky.social

AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People@agilecsp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#BEPOP

Jonny Bunn presenting his PhD findings at @gerisoc.bsky.social in our ADMISSION symposium using routine hospital data. >=2 conditions as MLTC definition is so common in older ppl that it doesn't capture the variability we need to understand. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Prof Rachel Cooper getting our ADMISSION MLTC symposium underway at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference. MLTC affects >50% adults admitted to hospital: higher since COVID. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social

Next up at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference: Dr Chris Hurst @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social on strength training for older people. It works, we should offer it, but effective training needs a structured approach with progressive overload and regular reassessment. #sarcopenia @newcastleage.bsky.social

And now our @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social MASS Lifecourse deep phenotyping study has delivered muscle biopsies and comprehensive muscle measures from ages 18 to 85. New knowledge on #sarcopenia mechanisms such as cellular senescence to guide novel treatments. @newcastleage.bsky.social

Miles Witham@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Lots of factors that affect muscle strength and size across the life course- and many are modifiable...

Prof Rachel Cooper from @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social on a life course epidemiology approach to #sarcopenia at @gerisoc.bsky.social Lots of great UK cohorts to exploit - better understanding = more opportunities to prevent & treat sarcopenia and frailty. @newcastleage.bsky.social

Prof Mumtaz Patel (President of @rcphysicians.bsky.social) on generalism - will be critical to address challenge of improving hospital care for #MLTC. See more later today at our ADMISSION @gerisoc.bsky.social symposium @newcastleage.bsky.social

@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social has launched REVITALiSE, the first platform trial for sarcopenia. We'll test up to five interventions in one flexible trial. First up: fisetin! Great early response already, with home based screening making participation easy for older people. @newcastleage.bsky.social

🎉 Congratulations to our very own Professor Miles Witham on his appointment as an NIHR Senior Investigator! This award recognises Miles’ leadership of translational ageing research and his commitment to supporting the next generation of researchers. www.nihr.ac.uk/newly-appoin...

We’re pleased to share an article just published in @uk.theconversation.com by AGE Research Group member @chrishurst.bsky.social discussing the importance of strength training for healthy ageing.. @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social theconversation.com/strength-tra...

Strength training may be the key to healthy ageing

Muscle loss increases fall risk and frailty with age. The good news? Just one weekly strength session can help maintain independence.

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New from the ADMISSION programme: our analysis of NICE guidelines shows that MLTC are not adequately considered in condition-specific guidelines. 📄 Read: bmjmedicine.bmj.com/content/5/1/... @nicecomms.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @ukri.org

How do our muscle fibres age? 💪 We led this comprehensive review in collaboration with @northumbriauni.bsky.social, @newcastleuni.bsky.social Biosciences Institute, and @universityofleeds.bsky.social. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ar... #Ageing #Geroscience #Sarcopenia #MuscleScience

Antoneta Granic @agranic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Delighted to share our latest review about how human Vastus Lateralis muscle ages, a collaborative work between @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @newcastleuni.bsky.social, @northumbriauni.bsky.social, and @universityofleeds.bsky.social. 🥳🎉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ar...

Exciting times as participants in one of our flagship studies - Muscle Ageing and Sarcopenia Study (MASS) Lifecourse - are invited for follow-up assessments 5-6 years after their first visits. Read more here 👉 tinyurl.com/yd2eu3tp @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Our #ResearchCapacity Development Lead, Dr Catherine Dotchin, and her colleague Dr John Steer delivered an interactive and well-received session to F2 doctors recently, showcasing opportunities to get involved in #research.

Dr Sarah Richardson and Helen Atkinson from our group spoke with carers from the Essence Service in Sunderland recently about their experiences of #delirium and where #research should be focused. Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences! #DeliriumAwareness #PPIE #Carers #VivensaFoundation

AGE Group member Catherine Dotchin delivered a short oral presentation and poster at the recent #EuGMS Congress; "Integrated care for older people in Ethiopia – challenges and priorities for policy and research”, from a @newcastleuni.bsky.social Global Partnerships Fund workshop in Addis Ababa.