Inflammation and osteosarcopenia
Acknowledgment This work was supported, in part, by grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States (R01 AI108907, R42AG054322, U54 AG062333, and R21 AG059742), and funding from Irma and…
Osteosarcopenia as a lifetime syndrome: Could it be prevented?
Introduction Osteosarcopenia is an entity relatively unknown to the medical sciences, but an old notion to the body composition analysis studies. In 1989, Zheng and Rosenberg first introduced the term…
Falls and fracture risk assessment—The role of osteoporosis, obesity, and sarcopenia
Introduction As discussed in prior chapters, osteosarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome resulting in falls and fractures as two of its common manifestations. Falls and fractures are consistently among the most…
Biomechanics and mechanobiology of bone and muscle: Current and future musculoskeletal modeling research directions in osteosarcopenia
Background Osteosarcopenia is the concurrent occurrence of osteoporosis and sarcopenia which may be worsen with advancing age . Several clinical or research tools have been developed to identify these two…
Cellular senescence and other aging mechanisms in bone and muscle
Funding This work was supported by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants P01 AG062413 (J.N.F.), R21 AG065868 (J.N.F), K01 AR070241 (J.N.F.), as well as a High-Risk Pilot Award (J.N.F.) and…
Muscles and bones
Introduction Organisms undergo growth and development. They give birth to new individuals and multiply. They respond to internal and external stimuli to adapt to their environment and sustain life. They…
Imaging for patients with endocrine hypertension
Visit the Endocrine Hypertension: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice , First Edition companion web site at: https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/book-companion/9780323961202 . Attached file Katherine Ordidge Anju Sahdev Introduction Among adults with…
Systematic approach to the diagnosis and management of endocrine hypertension
Visit the Endocrine Hypertension: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice , First Edition companion web site at: https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/book-companion/9780323961202 . Attached file Michael Stowasser Pieter Jansen Martin Wolley Introduction To…
Endocrine hypertension in pregnancy
Visit the Endocrine Hypertension: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice , First Edition companion web site at: https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/book-companion/9780323961202 . Attached file Felix Jebasingh Nihal Thomas Introduction Endocrine disorders in…
Obesity, insulin resistance, and obstructive sleep apnea
Acknowledgments We acknowledge the many patients, relatives, nurses, and physicians who contributed to the ascertainment of the various clinical samples reported on in this chapter. Visit the Endocrine Hypertension: From…
