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Nerve Growth Factor Levels in Term Human Infants: Relationship to Prenatal Growth and Early Postnatal Feeding

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2018
Background. Nerve growth factor (NGF) plays a key role in neuroprotection and developmental maturity. We assessed longitudinally the circulating concentrations of NGF in term healthy human newborns and infants as well as their association with prenatal ...
David Sánchez-Infantes, Rubén Cereijo, Giorgia Sebastiani, Miriam Pérez-Cruz, Francesc Villarroya, Lourdes Ibáñez   +5 more
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Randomised controlled trial of fish oil supplement to treat cancer cachexia [PDF]

, 2015
Patients with advanced cancer often suffer from cachexia, a debilitating and complex extreme weight loss syndrome which is also associated with shorter survival times.
Baughan, C, Dean, Taraneh, Dewey, Ann, Higgins, Bernard Robert, Kilburn, Sally Anne, Stores, Rebecca Jane   +5 more
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Optimizing Nutritional Assessment in Gastrointestinal Oncosurgery: A Comparative Analysis of GLIM and PG-SGA

Abstract Objective This prospective cohort study evaluates the diagnostic efficacy of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria and the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) in identifying malnutrition among patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal tumor resection.
Li Zhu, Zhihui Lu, Shurui Wang, Wei Jiang, Yaxin Gao   +4 more
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Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) predicts length of hospital stay in lung adenocarcinoma patients - CORRIGENDUM. [PDF]

Br J Nutr, 2022
Lang J, Shao Y, Liao J, Chen J, Zhou X, Deng R, Wang WJ, Sun X.   +7 more
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Unveiling the hidden burden of malnutrition in tuberculosis: A multifaceted evaluation using malnutrition universal screening tool and patient-generated subjective global assessment

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
Problem considered: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health burden, especially in resource-limited countries. Malnutrition is a significant concern among TB patients, exacerbating symptoms and impeding recovery.
Priyanka Guha, Meenakshi Abbagouni, Maturu Ashok, Rajat Kumar Mishra, Tukaram Kendre, Gulshan Singh Rana, Abhik Sen, Krishna Pandey, Sameer Dhingra   +8 more
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Nutritional screening through patient-generated subjective global assessment (PG-SGA) in gynecological cancer

O Mundo da Saúde, 2022
Cancer is considered an important cause of morbidity and mortality, and is related to the impairment of nutritional status, which in turn directly affects clinical management and quality-of-life. In this context, we sought to identify the nutritional status of women with gynecological cancer and to investigate the association of nutritional status by ...
Emylle Thais Melo dos Santos, Vanessa Alves Neris, Tatiana Vanessa Nascimento da Silva, Pedrita Mirella Albuquerque Queiroz, Regiane Maio, Maria Goretti Pessoa de Araújo Burgos   +5 more
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Nutritional screening tools in daily clinical practice: the focus on cancer [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction: Malnutrition is a common and under-recognized problem in cancer patients. It has been correlated to a large number of physical, psychological, and clinically relevant adverse effects in oncology patients, including impaired tolerance to ...
Kurmann, Silvia, Leuenberger, Michèle, Stanga, Zeno   +2 more
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Maternal serum biomarkers of placental insufficiency at 24–28 weeks of pregnancy in relation to the risk of delivering small-for-gestational-age infant in Sylhet, Bangladesh: a prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Background Small-for-gestational-age (SGA), commonly caused by poor placentation, is a major contributor to global perinatal mortality and morbidity. Maternal serum levels of placental protein and angiogenic factors are changed in SGA.
Sayedur Rahman, Md. Shafiqul Islam, Anjan Kumar Roy, Tarik Hasan, Nabidul Haque Chowdhury, Salahuddin Ahmed, Rubhana Raqib, Abdullah H. Baqui, Rasheda Khanam   +8 more
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A prognostic model using the neutrophil-albumin ratio and PG-SGA to predict overall survival in advanced palliative lung cancer. [PDF]

BMC Palliat Care, 2022
Feng C, Yu H, Lei H, Cao H, Chen M, Liu S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The predictive power of postoperative complications and the agreement between PG-SGA SF and GLIM in identifying malnourishment in patients with pancreatic diseases before pancreatic surgery

Clinical Nutrition Open Science
Summary: Background: Patients with pancreatic diseases impose several nutritional challenges and identifying malnourished patients is important since malnutrition may increase the risk of postoperative complications.
Martina Petrolo, Mia Solholt Godthaab Brath, Randi Tobberup, Sofie Ehlers, Marie Njerve Olsen, Elena Rangelova, Lars Ellegård, Folke Hammarqvist, Henrik Højgaard Rasmussen   +8 more
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