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Importance Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass and strength/function, is an important clinical condition. However, no international consensus on the definition exists.
B. Kirk +21 more
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Obesity and ageing place a tremendous strain on the global healthcare system. Age-related sarcopenia is characterized by decreased muscular strength, decreased muscle quantity, quality, and decreased functional performance.
J. Bilski +4 more
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Prognostic Value of Computed Tomography : Measured Parameters of Body Composition in Primary Operable Gastrointestinal Cancers [PDF]
Professor Graeme Murray, Department of Pathology, University of Aberdeen provided us access to the colorectal cancer pathology databases from which the colorectal component of the research was based.
Black, Douglas +7 more
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Introduction. Sarcopenia is a phenomenon of progressive decline in muscle function that occurs due to the aging process. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) have an important role in the occurrence of sarcopenia ...
Auliangi Tamayo +2 more
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Depression may be the most common cause of emotional distress later in life and can significantly reduce the quality of life in elderly individuals.
Zhenzhen Li +4 more
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Implications of skeletal muscle loss for public health nutrition messages:a brief report [PDF]
Age-related skeletal muscle loss, sarcopenia, cachexia and wider malnutrition (under nutrition) are complex in aetiology with interaction of clinical, social and economic factors.
Levy, Louis B, Welch, Ailsa A
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Mitochondrial regulation in the tumor microenvironment: targeting mitochondria for immunotherapy
Mitochondrial regulation plays a crucial role in cancer immunity in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Infiltrating immune cells, including T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and macrophages, undergo mitochondrial metabolic reprogramming to survive the ...
Minseo Ahn +6 more
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Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity and Mortality Among Older People
Key Points Question What is the prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity, and are these conditions associated with all-cause mortality? Findings In this cohort study of 5888 older adults, 2.2% had confirmed sarcopenia; by applying the sarcopenic ...
E. Benz +17 more
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Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammation in Sarcopenia: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Update
Sarcopenia is generally an age-related condition that directly impacts the quality of life. It is also related to chronic diseases such as metabolic dysfunction associated with diabetes and obesity.
G. E. Jiménez-Gutiérrez +5 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Alexander disease (AxD) is a severe neurodegenerative disorder caused by gain‐of‐function mutations in the gene for GFAP, which lead to protein aggregation and a primary astrocytopathy. Symptoms vary, but failure to thrive (FTT) and frequent emesis are common and cause significant morbidity. Here we investigate GDF15, a member of the
Tracy L. Hagemann +6 more
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