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The findings suggest that exercise early in life could help fend off frailness in the elderly, says study leader Kristian Gundersen, a physiologist at the University of Oslo in Norway.
Muscles can remember past glory: nuclei made in training survive disuse, making regrowth easier
The Earth appears in extreme isolation in its full frailness and vulnerability in a vast galactic expanse.
Environmental crisis or crisis of the heart?
Douglas Renwick at Fitch said the latter "fiscal shock" coupled with economic and structural frailness had undermined the country's creditworthiness.
Portugal suffers ratings downgrade
Already his weight was below 10st, accentuating the frailness of his 5ft 11in frame, making those around him wonder how he could perform one show, let alone 50.
HIS FINAL 24 HOURS IN AGONY; THE KING OF POP 1958-2009
The economic downturn has revealed the frailness of the nation's social safety nets.
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This bestows her with an infant-like frailness, which may evoke strong innate impulses in the spectator to protect and nurture.
The bestseller recipe: a natural explanation of the global success of anime
She is dressed in neatly cared for clothes but one cannot help focusing on her emaciation, her frailness, and lack of affect.
Nursing students' impact gero-psychiatric clients
Many of us tend to equate small size with frailness, but these small birds are anything but frail.
The ever-present chickadee
Many carers wouldn't define themselves as such but a carer is anyone who provides help and support for someone who could not otherwise manage due to illness, disability or frailness.
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