Singapore, May 29 -- To tackle the growing threat of muscle loss in Singapore's ageing population, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre will spearhead a S$10 million research initiative into sarcopenia, marking the country's first comprehensive, large-scale programme focused on this condition marked by loss of muscle mass and strength.

Supported by the National Research Foundation, Singapore under the National Medical Research Council (NMRC) Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2025Open Fund - Large Collaborative Grant (OF-LCG) programmeand administered by the Singapore Ministry of Health through the NMRC Office, MOHHoldings Pte Ltd, the project, named MAGNET (Mechanistic Investigation and Clinical Innovation for Sarcopenia Diagnos...