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Biomarkers of Sarcopenia: Current Status and Future Perspectives

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
In this review, we summarize the various biomarkers discovered in recent years, including biochemical, imaging, and physical testing markers. We analyze their advantages and disadvantages and propose potential ways to improve the diagnostic accuracy of biomarkers, as well as future research directions.
Bijin Luo, Wenhan Li, Yi Zhang, Mengchen Liu, Kemeng Zhang, Sui Huang, Ping He   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Are Sham Acupuncture Interventions More Effective than (Other) Placebos? A Re-Analysis of Data from the Cochrane Review on Placebo Effects [PDF]

, 2010
Background and Objective: A recent Cochrane review on placebo interventions for all kinds of conditions found that `physical placebos' (which included sham acupuncture) were associated with larger effects over no-treatment control groups than ...
Linde, Klaus, Karin Niemann, Meissner, Karin, Karin Meissner, Klaus Linde, Niemann, Karin   +5 more
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Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong, Metin Çakır, Qingxiao Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Impact of Meat Alternative Labeling Regulations on the U.S. Meat Consumption Patterns

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global demand for conventional meat continues to rise, but it is also associated with substantial environmental and health challenges. In response, meat alternatives have gained popularity, sparking debates over meat alternative labeling regulations. This study investigates the effects of meat alternative labeling regulations in the United
Jeong Hun Ji, Sang Hyeon Lee
wiley   +1 more source

Do Politically Motivated Import Bans Leave Lasting Scars? Evidence From Australian–Chinese Beef Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In May 2020, China abruptly suspended imports from several major Australian beef processors, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. This trade measure disrupted one of the largest beef export relationships in the world almost overnight.
K. Aleks Schaefer, Youngjune Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Placebo Analgesia in Rodents

, 2014
The placebo effect is a fascinating yet puzzling phenomenon which has challenged investigators over the past 50 years. Some researchers have initiated investigations of the effects of placebos in animals, and have shown that associative learning is a ...
Jian-You Guo, Fei Luo, Jin-Yan Wang
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Essential Updates 2024–2025: Surgical Strategy for Esophageal Cancer Toward a New Paradigm in the Era of Immunotherapy and Personalization

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This review summarizes key advances from 2024 to 2025 that are reshaping esophageal cancer surgery toward a strategy‐oriented, personalized paradigm through the integration of immunotherapy, population aging, and intelligent technologies. Adjuvant nivolumab after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy remains the only perioperative approach with durable benefit,
Shuichiro Oya, Koichi Yagi, Yoshifumi Baba   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Medical expulsive therapy in adults with ureteric colic : a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
RP, KS, KSt, GMa, RT, JB, GMc, AM, MK, KG, and SM report grants from National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme during the conduct of the study.Background Meta-analyses of previous randomised controlled ...
Neil Burgess, Gillies, Katie, Cameron, Sarah, Thomas, Ruth, Thomas Lam, Graeme MacLennan, Terry Clark, Gillies, Kate, Katie Gillies, Lam, Thomas, Mary Kilonzo, Ruth Thomas, Robert Pickard, McPherson, Gladys, Shearer, Kirsty, Kenneth Anson, Kathryn Starr, MacLennan, Graeme, Burr, Jennifer, Jennifer Burr, N'Dow, James, Clark, Terry, McDonald, Alison, Burgess, Neil, Sarah Cameron, John Norrie, Boachie, Charles, Kilonzo, Mary, Alison McDonald, Gladys McPherson, Starr, Kathryn, Charles Boachie, Pickard, Robert, James N'Dow, McClinton, Samuel, Samuel McClinton, Kirsty Shearer, Anson, Kenneth, Norrie, John, Lam, Thomas Boon Leong   +39 more
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Potential Survival Benefit of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel, Cisplatin and 5‐Fluorouracil Therapy in Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Multiple Lymph Node Metastases: A Single‐Institute Propensity Score Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Although neoadjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil, cisplatin, and docetaxel (NAC‐DCF) is the current standard neoadjuvant regimen for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, its substantial toxicity underscores the need to identify patients who derive the greatest benefit.
Eiji Higaki, Tetsuya Abe, Hironori Fujieda, Shigenori Kadowaki, Tsutomu Tanaka, Masahiro Tajika, Koji Komori, Seiji Ito, Isao Oze, Kei Muro   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source