Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Nov 8, 2024
BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of sarcopenia relies extensively on human and equipment resources and requires individuals to personally visit medical institutions. The objective of this study was to develop a test-free, self-assessable approach to identif...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Sep 29, 2024
BACKGROUND: Hip-related pain (HRP) affects young to middle-aged active adults and impacts physical activity, finances and quality of life. HRP includes conditions like femoroacetabular impingement syndrome and labral tears. Lateral hip muscle dysfunc...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Aug 29, 2024
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is an age-related muscle disease that increases the risk of falls, disabilities, and death. It is associated with increased muscle protein degradation driven by molecular signalling pathways including Akt and FOXO1. This study ...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Jul 15, 2024
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that myosteatosis, which is currently not assessed in clinical routine, plays an important role in risk estimation in individuals with impaired glucose metabolism, as it is associated with the progression of i...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Apr 22, 2024
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography (CT) body compositions reflect age-related metabolic derangements. We aimed to develop a multi-outcome deep learning model using CT multi-level body composition parameters to detect metabolic syndrome (MS), osteoporosi...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Oct 26, 2023
BACKGROUND: The relationship between physical function, musculoskeletal disorders and sarcopenia is intricate. Current physical function tests, such as the gait speed test and the chair stand test, have limitations in eliminating subjective influence...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Dec 21, 2022
BACKGROUND: Personalized therapy planning remains a significant challenge in advanced colorectal cancer care, despite extensive research on prognostic and predictive markers. A strong correlation of sarcopenia or overall body composition and survival...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Dec 1, 2022
BACKGROUND: Early detection and management of sarcopenia is of clinical importance. We aimed to develop a chest X-ray-based deep learning model to predict presence of sarcopenia.
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Oct 26, 2021
BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is defined as muscle wasting, characterized by a progressive loss of muscle mass and function due to ageing. Diagnosis of sarcopenia typically involves both muscle imaging and the physical performance of people exhibiting signs...
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle
Jul 7, 2015
BACKGROUND: Cachexia is a systemic syndrome leading to body wasting, systemic inflammation, and to metabolic chaos. It is a progressive condition, and little is known about its dynamics. Detection of the early signs of the disease may lead to the att...