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Association of Airway Mucus Plugs and Physical Activity, Exercise Tolerance, Sarcopenia, and Frailty in Patients With COPD and Pre-COPD.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE

Airway mucus plugs on computed tomography (CT) are an imaging biomarker of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) associated with airflow limitation, respiratory symptoms, and poor prognosis. However, clinical phenotypes relevant to mucus plugs, including sarcopenia and frailty, are...

🗓️ 2026-06-12
📰 Publication: Respirology
Read MoreAssociation of Airway Mucus Plugs and Physical Activity, Exercise Tolerance, Sarcopenia, and Frailty in Patients With COPD and Pre-COPD.

Increased epicardial adipose tissue area and radiodensity in sarcopenic obesity.

BACKGROUND

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) confers substantially greater cardiometabolic risk than either sarcopenia or obesity alone, but the tissue-level structural alterations underlying this risk remain unclear. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) characteristics, including both area and radiodensity, may provide clinically relevant insight into...

🗓️ 2026-06-11
📰 Publication: Cardiovascular Diabetology
Read MoreIncreased epicardial adipose tissue area and radiodensity in sarcopenic obesity.

Sarcopenic obesity and dementia risk: Primary associations and landmark analyses of muscle strength and body composition trajectories.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) has been proposed as a risk factor for cognitive impairment. Yet evidence is inconsistent and often limited by heterogeneous definitions and lack of longitudinal assessments. This study aimed to examine associations of SO with all-cause...

🗓️ 2026-06-07
📰 Publication: Clinical Nutrition
Read MoreSarcopenic obesity and dementia risk: Primary associations and landmark analyses of muscle strength and body composition trajectories.

Handgrip Strength Thresholds to Detect Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth: Cross-Sectional Study and Meta-Analysis.

BACKGROUND

Muscular fitness, particularly handgrip strength, is increasingly recognized as a robust marker of cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in children and adolescents. However, evidence-based diagnostic thresholds for identifying at-risk individuals remain scarce, particularly in children. This study aimed to (1) establish sex-specific...

🗓️ 2026-05-28
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreHandgrip Strength Thresholds to Detect Cardiometabolic Risk in Youth: Cross-Sectional Study and Meta-Analysis.

Automated abdominal aortic calcification, muscle health and incident falls: the UK Biobank Imaging Study.

Emerging evidence suggests that vascular disease is linked with poorer muscle strength and higher falls risk. We evaluated the association between abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), scored using a well-established and validated 24-point machine learning algorithm (ML-AAC24), with magnetic resonance imaging-derived...

🗓️ 2026-05-21
📰 Publication: Journal Of Bone And Mineral Research
Read MoreAutomated abdominal aortic calcification, muscle health and incident falls: the UK Biobank Imaging Study.

A Novel Mouse Model to Identify Antigen-Specific Immune Responses in Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia.

BACKGROUND

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a dismal five-year survival rate of 13% and is closely associated with cachexia. Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome characterized by irreversible wasting of skeletal muscles, fat loss and systemic inflammation. While cachexia is known...

🗓️ 2026-02-27
Read MoreA Novel Mouse Model to Identify Antigen-Specific Immune Responses in Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia.

Asian Reference Values for Handgrip Strength, Gait Speed, Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test, Muscle Mass and Calf Circumference.

BACKGROUND

Handgrip strength, gait speed, Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test (FTSST) performance, skeletal muscle mass and calf circumference are important health outcomes, particularly useful for diagnosing sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to establish reference (normative) values for handgrip strength, gait speed, FTSST...

🗓️ 2026-02-12
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreAsian Reference Values for Handgrip Strength, Gait Speed, Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test, Muscle Mass and Calf Circumference.

Sex-specific differences between C-reactive protein and appendicular lean soft tissue index in heart failure: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

INTRODUCTION

Heart failure (HF) is often accompanied by muscle wasting and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP). This study aimed to examine the association between CRP and appendicular lean soft tissue index (ALSTI) in patients with HF, focusing on potential sex differences.

METHODS

Using data...

🗓️ 2025-12-05
📰 Publication: Acta Cardiologica
Read MoreSex-specific differences between C-reactive protein and appendicular lean soft tissue index in heart failure: findings from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Evaluation of Weight Gain and Overall Survival of Men Versus Women With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

BACKGROUND

Weight stabilization or gain during cancer treatment is associated with increased survival. Analyses of weight gain by sex during cancer treatment and the effects of weight on survival have not been fully studied. This post hoc analysis retrospectively examined the...

🗓️ 2025-12-03
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreEvaluation of Weight Gain and Overall Survival of Men Versus Women With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

The Monocrotaline Model of Hypertension Leads to Cachexia in Male but Not Female Mice.

BACKGROUND

The monocrotaline (MCT) model of cardiac cachexia is a pharmaceutical approach to pulmonary hypertension that has been used to study heart failure and muscle wasting in rodents; however, little is known of how this pyrrolizidine alkaloid leads to peripheral changes...

🗓️ 2025-11-21
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreThe Monocrotaline Model of Hypertension Leads to Cachexia in Male but Not Female Mice.

Rise and Fall of Physical Capacity in a General Population: A 47-Year Longitudinal Study.

BACKGROUND

As we age, there is a progressive decline in skeletal muscle tissue and function that can become clinically significant in the sixth decade of life affecting independent living and health. Longitudinal observations in elite athletes show that peak physical performance...

🗓️ 2025-11-17
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreRise and Fall of Physical Capacity in a General Population: A 47-Year Longitudinal Study.

3D Body Scanning-Derived Normative Values of Appendicular Circumferences: A Novel Tool for Sarcopenia Screening in Chinese Adults.

BACKGROUND

Appendicular circumferences (ACs) are critical predictors of skeletal health, cardiovascular disease risk and mortality. Currently, comprehensive reference values and associated factors for thigh (TC), calf (CC), upper arm (UAC) and forearm (FC) circumferences remain unestablished in Chinese adults.

METHODS

This community-based cross-sectional...

🗓️ 2025-11-17
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read More3D Body Scanning-Derived Normative Values of Appendicular Circumferences: A Novel Tool for Sarcopenia Screening in Chinese Adults.

3D deep learning-based muscle volume quantification from thoracic CT as a surrogate for DXA-Derived appendicular muscle mass in older adults.

BACKGROUND

In order to identify patients with sarcopenia, the use of routine imaging could provide valuable support. One of the most common radiological examinations, especially in geriatric inpatient care, is CT thoracic imaging. Therefore, it would be desirable to generate muscle...

🗓️ 2025-10-21
📰 Publication: Aging Clinical And Experimental Research
Read More3D deep learning-based muscle volume quantification from thoracic CT as a surrogate for DXA-Derived appendicular muscle mass in older adults.

Sarcopenic Obesity Phenotype Index (SOPi): A Population-Based Study.

BACKGROUND

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a clinical condition defined by the coexistence of high body fat mass and low muscle function and mass, which increases the risk of adverse health outcomes, including disability and mortality. Early detection and frequent monitoring of...

🗓️ 2025-10-01
📰 Publication: Journal Of Cachexia Sarcopenia And Muscle
Read MoreSarcopenic Obesity Phenotype Index (SOPi): A Population-Based Study.

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