Imperatives and co-benefits of research into climate change and neurological disease.

Evidence suggests that anthropogenic climate change is accelerating and is affecting human health globally. Despite urgent calls to address health effects in the context of the additional challenges of environmental degradation, biodiversity loss and ageing populations, the effects of climate change on specific health conditions are still poorly understood. Neurological diseases contribute substantially to the global burden of disease, and the possible direct and indirect consequences of climate change for people with these conditions are a cause for concern.

Minimal invasive surgery protects against severe postoperative complications regardless of body composition in patients undergoing colorectal surgery.

Background: For many colorectal cancer patients, primary surgery is the standard care of treatment. Further insights in perioperative care are crucial. The aim of this study is to assess the prognostic value of body composition for postoperative complications after laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery.

Skeletal muscle is independently associated with grade 3-4 toxicity in advanced stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma patients receiving chemotherapy.

Background: Patients with advanced-stage pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) are regularly treated with FOLFIRINOX, a chemotherapy regimen based on 5-fluorouracil, irinotecan and oxaliplatin, which is associated with high toxicity. Dosing of FOLFIRINOX is based on body surface area, risking under- or overdosing caused by altered pharmacokinetics due to interindividual differences in body composition. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between body composition and treatment toxicity in advanced stage PDAC patients treated with FOLFIRINOX.