Health Research: Multimorbidity, Exercise, Cancer Cachexia

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Studies report multimorbidity in Japanese home care patients, exercise effects on heart health and breast cancer survivors, cell drivers of pancreatic cancer cachexia, and links between chronotype and early retirement.

A study reported by Medical Xpress found that multimorbidity is common among Japanese home care patients, though few studies have assessed its prevalence in this population. As Japan's population ages, more older adults receive home-based medical care, in which physicians regularly visit patients who have difficulty going to clinics or hospitals.

Medical Xpress also reported on research using a mini-heart model, the Micro-Athlete heart-on-a-chip, to investigate whether excessive exercise can harm the heart. The work examines questions such as whether marathon running or Ironman triathlons boost health or do the opposite, and what counts as too much exercise.

A global survey by researchers from the International Osteoporosis Foundation and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine Joint Committee on Bone Metabolism revealed major variation in how laboratories measure bone and mineral metabolism biomarkers. Published in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, the study collected self-reported practices among laboratories measuring bone status indices in blood tests.

Separately, Medical Xpress reported that an exercise program supports better attention and slows biological aging in breast cancer survivors. One in three breast cancer survivors experiences cognitive problems, which can include difficulties with attention, memory, processing speed and other aspects of thinking, and may persist after treatment.

Research published in Cell identified three small subclusters of cells that drive pancreatic cancer-induced cachexia, a muscle-wasting and fat-loss condition that makes patients less able to tolerate cancer treatment. The study, led by the University of Oklahoma, could help researchers develop treatments targeting these subclusters.

A study in BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine suggested that reductions in blood pressure may be maintained over the short term with just one or two sessions of isometric exercise training a week. Another study in Occupational & Environmental Medicine found that people with evening chronotypes are 1.7 times as likely as morning chronotypes to retire early and receive a disability pension.

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  • Japanese home care patients has prevalence of Multimorbidity
  • Micro-Athlete mini-heart used to study Exercise
  • International Osteoporosis Foundation studied measurement of Bone status indices
  • IFCC Joint Committee studied measurement of Bone status indices
  • Breast cancer survivors participated in Exercise program
  • Exercise program supports attention in Breast cancer survivors
  • Pancreatic cancer cachexia driven by Cell subclusters
  • University of Oklahoma led study of Cell subclusters
  • Isometric exercise training maintains reduction in Blood pressure
  • Evening chronotypes increases likelihood of Early retirement
  • Exercise studied using Micro-Athlete mini-heart
  • Multimorbidity affects Japanese home care patients

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