Publications by authors named "Anish Rana"
Background: Myofascial release (MFR) is a form of massage therapy that involves identifying and releasing restrictions in the fascia and muscles. MFR-like techniques have shown improvement in abdominal pain, distention, constipation, and quality of life (QoL) in adults. Therefore, MFR may be helpful in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a disorder of gut-brain interaction or functional gastrointestinal disorder, mainly presenting with prolonged abdominal pain, bloating, and altered defecation patterns, leading to impairment in QoL.
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- Lifestyle interventions, like diet and exercise, can improve physical function in younger cancer survivors (<60 years), but their effects on older survivors (≥60 years) are less understood.
- This scoping review analyzed existing research on diet and exercise's impact on physical function in older cancer survivors, reviewing 49 relevant studies out of nearly 20,000 articles.
- While most studies showed that these interventions helped maintain or boost physical function, the review highlighted gaps in research, such as the need for more focused trials on older survivors, particularly regarding diet and exercise combined.
Background: Older adults with myeloid malignancies are susceptible to treatment-related toxicities. Accelerated DNAm age, or the difference between DNA methylation (DNAm) age and chronological age, may be used as a biomarker of biological age to predict individuals at risk. In addition, cancer treatment can also lead to accelerated DNAm age.
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