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Prediction Models for Risk of Cardiorespiratory Morbidity/Mortality and Fracture Among Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy.

There is a dearth of screening tools for cardiorespiratory disease and fracture risk, such as risk prediction models, for adults with cerebral palsy (CP). There is heterogeneity of pathophysiology related to the severity of CP and aging, such that a...

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MorePrediction Models for Risk of Cardiorespiratory Morbidity/Mortality and Fracture Among Young Adults With Cerebral Palsy.

Blood-Brain Barrier-Penetrating Nanocarriers Enable Microglial-Specific Drug Delivery in Hypothalamic Neuroinflammation.

Hypothalamic inflammation plays a pivotal role in appetite dysregulation across various pathological conditions, including cancer cachexia. However, delivering anti-inflammatory agents to microglia, key mediators of hypothalamic inflammation, remains challenging due to the unsurmountable blood-brain barrier (BBB). To overcome this challenge,...

📰 Journal: Advanced Healthcare Materials
Read MoreBlood-Brain Barrier-Penetrating Nanocarriers Enable Microglial-Specific Drug Delivery in Hypothalamic Neuroinflammation.

Long-Term Effects of High-Intensity Aerobic Training on Metabolic Syndrome: An 8-Year Follow-Up Randomized Clinical Trial.

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a set of five cardiometabolic risk factors that typically worsen with age. One exercise-training programme is effective at improving those factors in middle-aged individuals with MetS. To our knowledge, exercise-training efficacy as MetS individuals age has...

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreLong-Term Effects of High-Intensity Aerobic Training on Metabolic Syndrome: An 8-Year Follow-Up Randomized Clinical Trial.

Nuciferine Attenuates Cancer Cachexia-Induced Muscle Wasting in Mice via HSP90AA1.

Around 80% of patients with advanced cancer have cancer cachexia (CC), a serious complication for which there are currently no FDA-approved treatments. Nuciferine (NF) is the main active ingredient of lotus leaf, which has anti-inflammatory, anti-tumour and other effects. The...

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreNuciferine Attenuates Cancer Cachexia-Induced Muscle Wasting in Mice via HSP90AA1.

Low Visceral Adipose Tissue Predicts the Outcome of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Multicentre Real-World Study.

Visceral obesity (VO), associated with excessive visceral adipose tissue (VAT), has been extensively studied in cancer. However, whether low VAT can predict the prognosis of colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) remains unknown. This multicentre real-world cohort study...

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreLow Visceral Adipose Tissue Predicts the Outcome of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Multicentre Real-World Study.

Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Biomarkers Linked to Lower Muscle Mass, Function and Physical Performance in Sarcopenia.

As society ages, identifying individuals at risk of sarcopenia becomes essential. Several plasma biomarkers are used to assess musculoskeletal status, but their results are inconsistent. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are investigated as disease biomarkers due to their role in transporting molecules...

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MorePlasma Extracellular Vesicles Biomarkers Linked to Lower Muscle Mass, Function and Physical Performance in Sarcopenia.

Longitudinal Cohort Study Investigating Fall Risk Across Diverse Muscle Health Statuses Among Older People in the Community.

Falls constitute a significant public health concern among older adults, particularly those with diminished muscle health integrity. The relative contributions of reduced muscle mass versus impaired muscle function to fall risk remain debated. Discrepant conclusions in previous studies exist due...

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreLongitudinal Cohort Study Investigating Fall Risk Across Diverse Muscle Health Statuses Among Older People in the Community.

Correction to "The Prevalence Patterns and Risk Factor Profiles of Poor Muscle Health and Its Associated Components in Multi-Ethnic Older Asians: The PIONEER Study".

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreCorrection to "The Prevalence Patterns and Risk Factor Profiles of Poor Muscle Health and Its Associated Components in Multi-Ethnic Older Asians: The PIONEER Study".

Body Composition Assessment Provides Prognostic Information in Patients With Cancer Affected by Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease.

Additional tools are needed to assess mortality risk among patients with cancer. Patients with chronic graft vs. host disease (cGVHD) after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) represent a high-risk cancer population with mortality risk explained by cGVHD severity, but also...

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreBody Composition Assessment Provides Prognostic Information in Patients With Cancer Affected by Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease.

Metformin and physical performance in older people with probable sarcopenia and physical prefrailty or frailty in England (MET-PREVENT): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

Metformin has effects on multiple biological systems relevant to ageing and has been posited as a candidate therapy for sarcopenia and physical frailty. We aimed to test the efficacy and safety of metformin, a candidate geroprotector, to improve physical performance...

Read MoreMetformin and physical performance in older people with probable sarcopenia and physical prefrailty or frailty in England (MET-PREVENT): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.

A Dynamic Time Warping Extension to Consensus Weight-Based Cachexia Criteria Improves Prediction of Cancer Patient Outcomes.

Cachexia is a complex syndrome that impacts up to half of patients with cancer. Criteria systems have been developed for the purpose of diagnosing and grading cachexia severity in clinical settings. One of the most widely known is those developed...

Read MoreA Dynamic Time Warping Extension to Consensus Weight-Based Cachexia Criteria Improves Prediction of Cancer Patient Outcomes.

Prevalence and Prognostic Value of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Phenotypic Cachexia Criteria in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria provide a framework for evaluating cachexia in cancer patients, yet variability in diagnostic application hinders its use. The aim of the present study was to examine the prevalence and prognostic value of...

Read MorePrevalence and Prognostic Value of Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) Phenotypic Cachexia Criteria in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Physical training reduces cell senescence and associated insulin resistance in skeletal muscle.

Cellular senescence (CS) is a key aging process that leads to irreversible cell cycle arrest and an altered secretory phenotype. In skeletal muscle (SkM), the accumulation of senescent cells contributes to sarcopenia. Despite exercise being a known intervention for maintaining...

📰 Journal: Molecular Metabolism
Read MorePhysical training reduces cell senescence and associated insulin resistance in skeletal muscle.

Multimodal interventions for cachexia management.

Cachexia (disease-related wasting) is a complex metabolic syndrome which occurs in people with chronic illnesses, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, kidney disease, heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). People with cachexia experience unintentional weight loss, muscle loss, fatigue, loss of...

📰 Journal: Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews
Read MoreMultimodal interventions for cachexia management.

A Novel Definition and Grading Diagnostic Criteria for Tumour-Type-Specific Comprehensive Cachexia Risk.

The existing diagnostic criteria for cancer cachexia do not meet clinical needs. We aimed to establish novel comprehensive evaluation scales for cachexia specific to patients with solid tumours. This study included 12 651 patients (males: 6793 [53.7%]; females: 5858 [46.3%]; medium...

📰 Journal: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreA Novel Definition and Grading Diagnostic Criteria for Tumour-Type-Specific Comprehensive Cachexia Risk.

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