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Gait speed characteristics and Its spatiotemporal determinants in nursing home residents: A cross-sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Fien, S ORCiD: 0000-0003-0181-5458BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Low and slowing gait speeds among nursing home residents are linked to a higher risk of disability, cognitive impairment, falls, and mortality.
Climstein, Mike   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia Have Distinct Prediagnostic Blood Biochemical Profiles

open access: yesAnnals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective Identifying modifiable factors influencing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) risk is important for prevention. Blood biomarkers, particularly cholesterol, have been associated with neurodegenerative risk, but findings in ALS are inconsistent, and data on FTD are limited.
Christos V. Chalitsios   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mini Nutrition Assessment‐Short Form score is associated with sarcopenia even among nourished people – A result of a feasibility study of a registry

open access: yesAging Medicine, 2023
Objectives This study aims to identify a new barrier to the use of the Mini‐Nutrition Assessment Short‐Form (MNA‐SF), which is a malnutrition assessment tool for the risk assessment of sarcopenia in a nourished population.
Mohammad Reza Shadmand Foumani Moghadam   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Reference Standards for Lean Mass Measures Using GE Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry in Caucasian Adults

open access: yes, 2017
Body composition assessments commonly focus predominantly on fat mass, however lean mass (LM) measurements also provide useful information regarding clinical and nutritional status.
Finch, Holmes W.   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Dual Action of Dipyridamole in Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis: Suppression of Joint Inflammation and Upregulation of Muscle Anabolism via Adenosine and AMPK pathways

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Introduction Rheumatoid sarcopenia, characterized by the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, is a frequent comorbidity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), linked to prolonged, severe systemic inflammation. Purinergic signaling (adenosine, AMP, and ATP) plays a crucial role in inflammation, myogenesis, and muscle hypertrophy.
Miguel Marco‐Bonilla   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sarcopenia in Cancer Patients

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Cancer, 2019
Introduction: Sarcopenia in cancer patients, especially in advanced stage, recently known as an emerging problem. Firstly, sarcopenia is found in elderly patients.
Andree Kurniawan
doaj   +1 more source

Human cachexia induces changes in mitochondria, autophagy and apoptosis in the skeletal muscle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Cachexia is a wasting syndrome characterized by the continuous loss of skeletal muscle mass due to imbalance between protein synthesis and degradation, which is related with poor prognosis and compromised quality of life.
Alcantara, P. S.   +9 more
core   +1 more source

The bidirectional relationship between sarcopenia and disability in China: a longitudinal study from CHARLS

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
ObjectivesSarcopenia and disability represent significant concerns impacting the health of older people. This study aimed to explore the bidirectional relationship between sarcopenia and disability in Chinese older people.MethodsThis study recruited ...
Li Liu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in patients with chronic kidney disease. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Mitochondria abnormalities in skeletal muscle may contribute to frailty and sarcopenia, commonly present in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Billings, Frederic T   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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