Publications by authors named "Maria Del Carmen Gomez Cabrera"
Article Synopsis
- Marine environments, especially the inshore Great Barrier Reef, have faced significant ecological shifts due to human impacts, notably the decline of dominant coral species like Acropora following European colonization.
- This study utilized DNA metabarcoding and high-throughput sequencing of ancient environmental DNA (aeDNA) from sediment cores to track changes in reef communities over the last 750 years and incorporated previously overlooked soft-bodied organisms like macroalgae.
- Findings revealed complex correlations between the presence of various macroalgae and dominant coral species, suggesting that sediment cores contain crucial historical data to understand reef ecosystem changes over time when combined with traditional fossil records.
Introduction: Aging is a process that involves a reduction in muscle strength and anabolic hormone concentrations, which impacts significantly on health.
Aim: To study the hormone/total strength (H/TS) ratio as a proxy of anabolic insensitivity status in elders, and its relationship with disability, hospitalization, and mortality risk.
Design: A total of 1462 persons aged ≥65 years from the Toledo Study of Healthy Aging participated in this study.
Background: There are few systematic studies on the prevalence of sarcopenia using the new diagnostic criteria in different geriatric care settings.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia, using the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) criteria in older subjects living in nursing homes and in those who attend geriatric outpatient clinics.
Material And Methods: A single country multicentre study in two samples of older subjects: patients cared for in outpatient geriatric clinics, and individuals living in nursing homes.