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Biological age, which reflects the physiological state of an individual, offers a better predictive value than chronological age for age-related diseases and mortality. Nonetheless, determining accurate functional features of biological age remains challenging due to the multifactorial nature of aging. Here, we established a unique mouse cohort comprising 1576 male and female outbred SWISS mice subjected or not to high-fat, high-sucrose diet to investigate multiorgan/system biological aging throughout adulthood.

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  • Aging populations face frailty as a significant issue, with nutrition identified as an important, modifiable factor for prevention and treatment.
  • Recent findings show that malnutrition, particularly a lack of diverse protein sources and anti-inflammatory diets, increases frailty risk, while interventions combining nutrition with exercise offer the best outcomes.
  • Recommendations emphasize the importance of varied protein intake and healthy diets, alongside exercise, but highlight the need for strategies to maintain these practices in daily life.
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Self-Reported Fatigue and Its Cross-Sectional Associations with Physical Function throughout Adulthood: The INSPIRE-T Cohort.

J Frailty Aging

November 2024

Daisuke Matsumoto, PhD, Institute on Aging, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), Toulouse, France, 37 Allées Jules Guesde, 31000, Toulouse, France, TEL: +33 561 145 639, FAX: +33 561 145 640; Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Kio University, Nara, Japan: 4-2-2 Umami-naka, Koryo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, 635-0832 Nara, Japan, TEL: +81-745-54-1601, FAX: +81-745-54-1600, e-mail address:

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  • - This study explored how self-reported fatigue varies by age and sex, finding that fatigue levels are highest in individuals over 75 and that women report more fatigue than men.
  • - Researchers analyzed the impact of fatigue on various physical functions, discovering significant declines in handgrip strength and gait speed related to fatigue, but no notable effects on knee strength or oxygen consumption.
  • - The results highlight that while fatigue negatively influences physical performance, especially as people age, gender does not change the strength of this association.
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[Cognitive function groups in older people and risk factors].

Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc

May 2024

Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Unidad de Investigación Epidemiológica y de Servicios en Salud. Ciudad de México, México.

Background: Risk stratification for cognitive impairment in communities originated from autopsies in cognitively healthy individuals. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) incorporates subjective and objective cognitive function (CF) measures to explore neurocognitive disorders (NCD). It can be applied in communities to explore the factors that may influence positively or negatively.

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Common Characteristics Between Frailty and Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1: A Narrative Review.

Aging Dis

September 2024

Department of Clinical and Health Psychology and Research Methodology, Psychology Faculty, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Donostia-San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an inherited neuromuscular disorder often considered a model of accelerated aging due to the early appearance of certain age-related clinical manifestations and cellular and molecular aging markers. Frailty, a state of vulnerability related to aging, has been recently studied in neurological conditions but has received considerably less attention in neuromuscular disorders. This narrative review aims to describe 1) the common characteristics between Fried's frailty phenotype criteria (muscular weakness, slow gait speed, weight loss, exhaustion/fatigue, and low physical activity) and DM1, and 2) the psychological and social factors potentially contributing to frailty in DM1.

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Intrinsic capacity and aging: advances in research and clinical practice.

J Nutr Health Aging

August 2024

IHU HealthAge, Toulouse, France; CERPOP UMR 1295, University of Toulouse III, INSERM, UPS, Toulouse, France; Institute on Aging of the Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), Toulouse, France. Electronic address:

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The Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) program is a healthcare pathway that uses a screening test for intrinsic capacity (IC) as its entry point. However, real-life data informing on how IC domains cluster and change over time, as well as their clinical utility, are lacking. Using primary healthcare screening data from more than 20,000 French adults 60 years of age or older, this study identified four clusters of IC impairment: 'Low impairment' (most prevalent), 'Cognition+Locomotion+Hearing+Vision', 'All IC impaired' and 'Psychology+Vitality+Vision'.

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Therapeutic perspectives of pre-, pro-, post-biotics in the treatment of sarcopenia.

J Nutr Health Aging

July 2024

IHU HealthAge, Institute on Aging, Gerontopole of Toulouse, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), Toulouse, France; CERPOP UMR 1295, Inserm, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.

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Effect of Modifiable Lifestyle Factors on Biological Aging.

JAR Life

June 2024

IHU HealthAge, Toulouse, France.

Biological age is a concept that uses bio-physiological parameters to account for individual heterogeneity in the biological processes driving aging and aims to enhance the prediction of age-related clinical conditions compared to chronological age. Although engaging in healthy lifestyle behaviors has been linked to a lower mortality risk and a reduced incidence of chronic diseases, it remains unclear to what extent these health benefits result from slowing the pace of the biological aging process. This short review summarized how modifiable lifestyle factors - including diet, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and the aggregate of multiple healthy behaviors - were associated with established estimates of biological age based on clinical or cellular/molecular markers, including Klemera-Doubal Method biological age, homeostatic dysregulation, phenotypic age, DNA methylation age, and telomere length.

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Safeguarding vitality and cognition: The role of sarcopenia in intrinsic capacity decline among octogenarians from multiple cohorts.

J Nutr Health Aging

June 2024

Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address:

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  • The study explores the relationship between sarcopenia (muscle loss) and declines in intrinsic capacity (IC) among older adults, particularly focusing on octogenarians in Taiwan.
  • Data from 599 individuals revealed high prevalence rates of possible sarcopenia (64.6%) and sarcopenia (32.1%) using different diagnostic criteria, with those affected showing significant declines in vitality and cognitive function.
  • The findings emphasize the need for regular screening and management of sarcopenia to support healthy aging in older populations, particularly in preserving vitality and cognitive capacity.
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Intrinsic capacity construct and influencing factors.

J Nutr Health Aging

May 2024

IHU HealthAge, Toulouse, France; Institute on Aging, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), Toulouse, France. Electronic address:

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Background: The Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) approach was developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) aiming to shift the traditional focus of care based on diseases to a function- and person-centered approach, focused on maintaining and monitoring intrinsic capacity (IC). This study aimed to investigate the ability of the ICOPE screening tool to identify older people with clinically meaningful impairments in IC domains.

Methods: This cross-sectional analysis included 603 older adults, participants (mean age 74.

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Alzheimer's disease is strongly linked to metabolic abnormalities. We aimed to distinguish amyloid-positive people who progressed to cognitive decline from those who remained cognitively intact. We performed untargeted metabolomics of blood samples from amyloid-positive individuals, before any sign of cognitive decline, to distinguish individuals who progressed to cognitive decline from those who remained cognitively intact.

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Association of physical behaviours with sarcopenia in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Lancet Healthy Longev

February 2024

Faculty of Sports Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Physical Activity and Health Research Group, Research Institute of Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain; Department of Systems Biology, University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain.

Background: Physical behaviours (ie, physical activity and sedentary behaviour) might have a role in the development of sarcopenia, although the evidence is unclear. We aimed to explore the association of total and intensity-specific levels of physical activity and sedentary behaviour with sarcopenia and its components (ie, muscle mass, muscle strength, and physical performance) in older adults.

Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis and searched MEDLINE (via PubMed), Scopus, and Web of Science from inception to July 26, 2022, for peer-reviewed, observational studies or baseline data from randomised clinical trials conducted in older adults (ie, individual age ≥60 years or mean age ≥65 years) and published in English that reported on the association of physical activity or sedentary behaviour or both with sarcopenia (or its determinants: muscle mass or strength, and physical performance).

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[Anti-fall plan for the elderly in France 2022-2024: objectives and methodology].

Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil

September 2023

Gerontopole of Toulouse, Institute on Aging, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), Cité de la Santé, CHU de Toulouse, France, CERPOP (Centre d'épidémiologie et de recherche en santé des populations) UPS/Inserm UMR 1295, Toulouse, France.

Background: Falls and fall-related injuries are a major public health problem in industrialized countries. Faced with this challenge, a French national plan was launched in 2022 aiming to reduce by 20% the incidence of falls-related hospitalizations or deaths.

Objectives: To describe the main pillars of the 2022-2024 French national plan against falls in older persons.

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[A national plan and global recommendations for the prevention of falls in the elderly].

Geriatr Psychol Neuropsychiatr Vieil

September 2023

Gerontopôle of Toulouse, Institute on Aging, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), Cité de la Santé, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, Cerpop - Centre d'épidémiologie et de recherche en santé des populations UPS/Inserm UMR 1295, Toulouse, France.

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The existence of intrinsic capacity (IC) subtypes and their distinct impacts on age-related outcomes remain unexplored. This study sought to investigate IC impairment trajectories across domains and their associations with the risk of age-related outcomes, including falls, functional limitations, reduced quality of life (QoL) and mortality at 4- and 8-year follow-ups. The study sample comprised 1,782 older adults residing in the community from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TLSA).

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Reliability of Self-Screening for Intrinsic Capacity Impairments Using the ICOPE Monitor App.

J Frailty Aging

November 2023

Emmanuel Gonzalez-Bautista. Gerontopole of Toulouse, Institute of Ageing, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), 37 Allée Jules Guesde, 31000 Toulouse, France,

Aim: To verify the inter-rater agreement of the Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) STEP 1 screening tool using the ICOPE Monitor app, comparing self-assessment to a screening performed by a health professional.

Methods: We compared the results of the ICOPE Step 1 obtained by self-screening with those obtained by a professional screening using Gwet's agreement coefficient in two studies. Study 1 tested inter-rater reliability in participants to the INSPIRE-T cohort who agreed to undergo the self-and the professional screening on the same day.

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Objectives: Diet may influence biochemical pathways involved in age-related changes in body composition and physical function. This study aimed to describe dietary patterns and their relationships with body composition, physical performance, and grip strength according to age and sex.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

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Characteristics, management, and mid-term prognosis of older adults with cardiogenic shock admitted to intensive care units: Insights from the FRENSHOCK registry.

Int J Cardiol

January 2024

Intensive Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiology department, Toulouse University Hospital, Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), UMR-1048, National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), 31059 Toulouse, France; REICATRA, Institut Saint Jacques, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France. Electronic address:

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  • The study examines heart failure and cardiogenic shock (CS) in older adults, highlighting that the incidence is rising due to an aging population, with limited data available on this demographic.
  • The research involved a registry called FRENSHOCK, which included 772 CS patients, revealing that 30.6% were over 75 years old, with higher comorbidities and lower treatment intensity compared to younger patients.
  • Results indicated that older adults have more than double the risk of death at 1 month and 1 year post-CS, emphasizing the need for targeted research to determine effective treatment strategies for this age group.
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Intrinsic capacity (IC), a function-centered construct, is defined as the composite of all physical and mental capacities of an individual. IC and surrounding environmental factors determine an individual's functional ability to do what they want or feel valued. Current literature lacks evidence on how IC varies throughout adulthood.

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Intrinsic capacity (IC), the composite of physical and mental capacities, declines with age at different rates and patterns between individuals. We aimed to investigate the association between longitudinal IC trajectories and plasma biomarkers of two hallmarks of aging-chronic inflammation and mitochondrial dysfunction-in older adults. From the Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial (MAPT), we included 1271 community-dwelling older people (mean [SD] age = 76.

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What clinical analysis of antipsychotic-induced catatonia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome tells us about the links between these two syndromes: A systematic review.

Schizophr Res

December 2023

Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Art Therapy, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), Toulouse, France; ToNIC, Toulouse NeuroImaging Center, Inserm UMR 1214, Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France. Electronic address:

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  • Antipsychotic-induced catatonia (AIC) and neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) are serious and potentially life-threatening side effects associated with antipsychotic medications, prompting a systematic review to understand their characteristics and connections.
  • The review analyzed 410 full-text articles from over 4,000 records, focusing on 165 documented cases of AIC and NMS, with findings indicating a strong prevalence of schizophrenia and common comorbid conditions among affected individuals.
  • Results revealed that these adverse reactions often occurred during the use of second-generation antipsychotics, and the overlapping symptoms between AIC and NMS suggest a potential clinical continuum between these two syndromes.
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Background: Vitality is conceptually considered as the underlying capacity influencing other intrinsic capacity (IC) domains and being related to nutrition, physiological reserve and biological ageing. However, there is no consensus on its operationalisation.

Objective: To investigate the structure and magnitude of the association of vitality with other IC domains and functional difficulties using three operational definitions of vitality.

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