Staying informed on the latest in cachexia, sarcopenia, and wasting disorders research is essential yet challenging. The SCWD Digest offers concise updates and expert insights into significant studies and developments. We highlight and link directly to leading research, making it easier for healthcare professionals to access and apply groundbreaking findings. Our goal: empower the medical community to advance patient care worldwide efficiently.
In mammals, nearly every cell contains an intrinsic circadian clock that functions both as a timekeeping system and an environmental sensor, integrating external cues to maintain alignment between internal physiology and the external environment. While the core clock machinery is...
Cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by systemic inflammation, muscle wasting, and progressive functional decline, affecting up to 80% of patients with advanced cancer. The inconsistent diagnostic criteria limit comparability across studies and hinder translation into clinical practice....
Mounting evidence indicates that interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays an essential role in the development of cancer cachexia. Particularly, recent work showed that IL-6 drives cancer cachexia through neurons in the area postrema of the brainstem. However, there are currently no approved...
Intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) refers to adipose tissue located between muscle groups or beneath the muscle fascia, and its accumulation is closely linked to impaired muscle quality, reduced contractile function, and adverse metabolic profiles, establishing it as a core component...
BACKGROUND AND AIM
Among the oldest-old, the impact of body composition on survival outcomes exhibits pronounced heterogeneity. Although the obesity paradox has been widely discussed, clear evidence is still lacking regarding whether the biological effects of adipose reserves are modulated by...
Cancer cachexia, affecting up to 80% of patients with advanced cancer, is characterized by metabolic and inflammatory dysregulation driven by tumour- and host-derived factors. Although cytokines are central to cachexia pathogenesis, their circulating profiles and transcriptional relevance across models and...
BACKGROUND
Ageing is associated with anthropometric changes that have been linked to functional limitations and disease risk. However, previous work is limited to a few anthropometric measures, such as body mass index or waist-to-height ratio. Current imaging technology allows a rapid,...
PURPOSE
Deficient muscle-specific strength has been recognized as a key component of sarcopenia. However, the impact of various interventions on muscle-specific strength has not been systematically reviewed. This study aims to provide a systematic summary of research examining the effects of...
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to analyse trajectories of disability progression in basic activities of daily living (BADLs) as a function of sarcopenia, using different cut-off points for defining low muscle strength (LMS).
METHODS
A longitudinal study included 3,328 participants from the English Longitudinal...
Metabolic diseases represent a major threat to human health and are largely associated with excessive energy intake and insufficient energy expenditure. Increasing evidence indicates that obesity, diabetes, metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, sarcopenia, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer are closely associated...
BACKGROUND
Metabolic and musculoskeletal abnormalities in patients with heart failure (HF) may not be fully captured by body mass index.
OBJECTIVES
Body composition was studied in participants with HF and matched control subjects in the UK Biobank Imaging Study, and findings were compared...
