Effects of time‐restricted feeding and meal timing on an 8‐week fat oxidation exercise training program—A randomized controlled trial by Florian Hofstätter, Martin Niedermeier, Linda K. Rausch, Martin Kopp, Lydia Simpson, Justin S. Lawley

“…Time had a significant effect on body weight (p = 0.011), fat mass (p < 0.001), and muscle mass (p < 0.001). Results suggest that fatmax exercise training leads to improvements in fat oxidative capacity independent of fed or fasted state.…”
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Exercise Combined with Electrotherapy Enhances Motor Function in an Adolescent with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type III by Massimiliano Gobbo, Sara Lazzarini, Laura Vacchi, Paolo Gaffurini, Luciano Bissolotti, Alessandro Padovani, Massimiliano Filosto

“…Electrotherapy is widely used in physical therapy to increase muscle mass, improve motor function, and assist physical activity in several neurologic conditions. …”
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Interleukin-4 Promotes Myogenesis and Boosts Myocyte Insulin Efficacy by Yih-Hsin Chang, Jen-Ning Tsai, Tzu-Lin Chen, Kuo-Ting Ho, Hsin-Yi Cheng, Chiao-Wan Hsiao, Ming-Yuh Shiau

“…IL-4 has dual potential to act as an adjuvant therapeutic target for sarcopenia to preserve muscle mass and insulin resistance to improve insulin sensitivity, which implicates the regulation of immune system to the muscle differentiation and exercise performance.…”
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Sex-specific response of intramuscular fat to diet-induced obesity in rats by Hannah E. Smith, Nada Abughazaleh, Ruth A. Seerattan, Faizan Syed, Daniel Young, Antoine Dufour, David A. Hart, Raylene A. Reimer, Walter Herzog

“…Sarcopenic obesity is the loss of muscle mass coupled with excess fat mass and fatty infiltrations in muscle tissue called myosteatosis. …”
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Different frequencies to estimate bone mineral content from raw bioelectrical impedance data in adolescent soccer players: a critical analysis by Marcus Vinicius de Oliveira Cattem, Josely Correa Koury

“…IntroductionSkeletal muscle mass, body cell mass, total body water (TBW), and bone mineral mass (BMC) are components of fat-free mass (FFM), which conducts electrical energy due to its high water and electrolyte content. …”
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Genetic markers and predictive model for individual differences in countermovement jump enhancement after resistance training by Tao Mei, Xiaoxia Li, Yanchun Li, Xiaolin Yang, Liang Li, Zihong He

“…Whole-genome genotyping was conducted, and participants’ countermovement jump (CMJ) height, lower limb muscle strength, and body muscle mass were assessed. CMJ height change was used to assess changes in power and subjected to Genome-Wide Association Analysis (GWAS) against genotypes. …”
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Sarcopenia and frailty as predictor of outcome in critically ill elderly patients with multiple comorbidities by Dina mostafa Elmaleh, Dina Morsy Ahmed Mohamed

“…Frailty, a multi-system illness linked to heightened vulnerability to stresses, and sarcopenia, a loss of muscle mass and function, both raise the likelihood of unfavorable health outcomes including disability or death. …”
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Enhancing Sarcopenia Prediction Through an Ensemble Learning Approach: Addressing Class Imbalance for Improved Clinical Diagnosis by Dilmurod Turimov, Wooseong Kim

“…This study developed an advanced ensemble learning model aimed to improve the accuracy of predicting sarcopenia, a condition characterized by a gradual decline in muscle mass and strength, leading to increased disability and mortality. …”
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Dulaglutide Protects Mice against Diabetic Sarcopenia-Mediated Muscle Injury by Inhibiting Inflammation and Regulating the Differentiation of Myoblasts by Fengyi Deng, Wenyan Wu, Xingyu Fan, Xing Zhong, Nuojin Wang, Yue Wang, Tianrong Pan, Yijun Du

“…Type 2 diabetes mellitus increases the risk of sarcopenia, which is characterized by decreased muscle mass, strength, and function. However, there are no effective drugs to treat diabetic sarcopenia, and its underlying mechanism remains unknown. …”
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Fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans Lour.) flower extract attenuates dexamethasone-induced muscle atrophy through stimulation of PI3K/Akt pathway in C2C12 myotubes and C57BL/6 mice by Taeuk Kim, Seungok Lee, Sein Lee, Hyejung Han, Chul-Hong Kim, Dong-Woo Lee, Jae-Kwan Hwang

“…In an animal model, OFWE administration was shown to increase muscle mass, myofiber size, and exercise capacity. OFWE also activated the PI3K/Akt pathway and inhibited protein catabolism. …”
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Effect of Exercise Rehabilitation Training Regulating Mitochondrial Damage on Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by LI Kangxia, WANG Yingqi, CHEN Caitao, SONG Yanxia, WU Weibing, LI Jian

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a heterogeneous chronic respiratory condition, and skeletal muscle dysfunction is one of its common complications, mainly clinically manifested as decreased muscle strength and endurance, altered muscle fiber type and decreased skeletal muscle mass. Mitochondrial damage is one of the key factors causing skeletal muscle dysfunction. …”
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Effects of aerobic training with blood flow restriction on aerobic capacity, muscle strength, and hypertrophy in young adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhendong Gao, Yan Li, Jinjin Zhang, Liqiang Li, Tao Wang, Xiaolin Wang, Hao Wang

“…However, no significant effect was observed on muscle mass (SMD = 0.23, 95%CI: [-0.09, 0.56], p = 0.162). …”
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Identifying the Predictors of Short Term Weight Loss Failure after Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass by Effat Bahadori, Ali Jafarzadeh Esfehani, Leila Sadat Bahrami, Mohammad Reza Shadmand Foumani Moghadam, Ali Jangjoo, Mohsen Nematy, Afshin Roghani, Reza Rezvani

“…There was no significant gender difference in mean weight and BMI loss percentage at six months post-RYGB (p>0.05). Baseline skeletal muscle mass (SMM), excess BMI loss (EBMIL) at first month after surgery, and baseline neck circumference (NC) could predict EWL six months after surgery. …”
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The role of lean body mass in predicting mortality in hemodialysis patients across different age groups by Ji-Eun Kim, Jinyeong Yi, Jae Ho Kim, Kipyo Kim, Joon Ho Song, Seoung Woo Lee, Seun Deuk Hwang

“…Abstract Lean body mass (LBM) serves as an indicator of muscle mass in body composition. Recently, studies have revealed increased mortality rates in dialysis patients with low LBM. …”
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Bone measurements interact with phenotypic measures in canine Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Sarah M. Schneider, Macie L. Mackey, Savannah Wilkinson, Lee-Jae Guo, Peter P. Nghiem

“…The mdx mouse model has paradoxically greater FL, density, and strength, positively correlating with muscle mass. Bone morphology has not been extensively studied in the genetic homolog, golden retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD). …”
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Short-term WB-EMS in Cancer Patients: Positive Effects After 2 Weeks of Exercise—A Single-arm Trial by Jane Kersten MSc, Timo Niels PhD, Annika Tomanek MSc, Freerk T. Baumann PD/ Habil

“…The body composition analyses showed significant reductions in body lean mass and extracellular water. Muscle mass remained unchanged. Furthermore, patients reported an improved perceived body constitution reduced pain and discomfort following all 4 WB-EMS sessions. …”
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Ageing leads to selective type II myofibre deterioration and denervation independent of reinnervative capacity in human skeletal muscle by Oscar Horwath, Marcus Moberg, Sebastian Edman, Andrew Philp, William Apró

“…Abstract Age‐related loss of muscle mass and function is underpinned by changes at the myocellular level. …”
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Study of Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters in HIV-1 Male Patients by Gurudath Gundurao Sreekantamurthy, N Biplab Singh, Th Bhimo Singh, Th Suraj Singh, Karam Romeo Singh

“…There was no significant difference among different study populations in terms of BMI (P=0.917), body water (P=0.318), body fat (P=0.172), bone mass (P=0.200), and muscle mass (P=0.070). Hypertriglyceridiemia was found in stavudine, tenofovir, and protease inhibitors regimens. …”
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A nomogram to predict sarcopenia in middle-aged and older women: a nationally representative survey in China by Jiayi Yang, Zihao Chen, Xinxin Dai, Liyao Jiang, Liyan Dai, Yu Zhao

“…BackgroundSarcopenia is a disease characterized by losing muscle mass, strength, and function with age. Studies have shown that sarcopenia is generally higher in women than in men. …”
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Association between Sarcopenia and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1, Myostatin, and Insulin Resistance in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis by Novira Widajanti, SoebagijoAdi Soelistijo, Usman Hadi, Mochammad Thaha, null Aditiawardana, null Widodo, Hadiq Firdausi, YafanitaIzzati Nurina, MiraDelima Asikin, Hersih Srinowati, NoerHalimatus Syakdiyah

“…There were differences between the two groups in hemoglobin levels, IGF-1 levels, myostatin levels, homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) levels, muscle mass, handgrip strength, body mass index status, mini nutritional assessment status, and physical activity scale for elderly status (all p < 0.05). …”
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