Clinicians often believe that cachexia is caused by cancer and anorexia as a toxicity of
chemotherapy or targeted anti-cancer agents. It is now recognized that chemotherapy and …

Sarcopenia is a common geriatric syndrome characterized by progressive decrease of
muscle mass and function leading to an increased risk of physical disability, poor quality of …

Bone is organized in a hierarchical 3D architecture. Traditionally, analysis of the skeletal
system was based on bone mass assessment by radiographic methods or on the …

Objectives To examine whether it is more efficacious to commence exercise medicine in
men with prostate cancer at the onset of androgen‐deprivation therapy (ADT) rather than …

Study Design. Prospective case series. Objective. Determine the extent of paraspinal muscle
cross-sectional area (CSA) and attenuation change after long-duration spaceflight and …

Skeletal muscle aging is characterized by decline in skeletal muscle mass and function
along with growing age, which consequently leads to age-related sarcopenia, if without any …

Background Lower skeletal muscle density, indicating greater infiltration of adipose tissue
into muscles, is associated with higher fracture risk in older adults. We aimed to determine …

Purpose To evaluate determinants of hip fracture by assessing soft-tissue composition of the
upper thigh at CT. Materials and Methods In this retrospective analysis of prospectively …

Background As the general population is aging worldwide, the incidence of sarcopenia and
osteoporosis is also rapidly increasing. Studies have found the link between sarcopenia and …

Objectives Bone mineral density (BMD) is associated with muscle mass and quality, but little
research has been done on functional muscle–bone unit and back muscle density in …