Publications by authors named "M J Weickert"
High Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours (GEP-NETs), but No Association with the Risk of Surgical Complications.
Nutrients
November 2024
Sarcopenia is a muscle disease that occur across a lifetime. It is commonly described in the aging population but can occur earlier in life in patients with cancer. Previous studies demonstrated sarcopenia is highly prevalent in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe prevalence of obesity globally has tripled over the last half century, and currently affects around 650 million adults and 340 million children and adolescents (ages 5-19 years). Obesity contributes towards >50 co-morbidities and premature mortality. Obesity is a highly stigmatised condition that is associated with much mental and emotional distress and dysfunction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to evaluate longitudinal changes in Ki-67 indices of SI-NETs and assess the impact of these in overall survival (OS).
Methods: We screened 551 patients with SI-NETs diagnosed from 1993, through 2021, identified using the SI-NET databases from five European referral centres. Only patients with well-differentiated tumours and available baseline tumour samples and follow-up re-biopsies were included.
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- * Researchers studied the levels of insulin-like growth factors (IGF-1 and IGFBP-1) in people at high risk for prediabetes to see if these markers could predict the success of lifestyle changes.
- * Results showed that higher IGF-1 levels were linked to better metabolic improvements, while lower IGFBP-1 levels indicated more significant progress, suggesting these biomarkers could guide personalized diabetes prevention strategies.
Purpose: Ageing is associated with cognitive decline. This study investigated the individual and combined effects of resistance exercise (RE) and whey protein supplementation (PRO) on cognitive function in older men.
Methods: In a pooled-groups analysis, 36 older men (age: 67 ± 4 years) were randomised to either RE (2 x/week; n = 18) or no exercise (NE; n = 18), and either PRO (2 × 25 g/d whey protein isolate; n = 18) or control (CON, 2 × 23.