"Cancer-related cachexia and sarcopenia occur in hematologic malignancies, not just gastrointestinal carcinomas and head and neck cancers. Their presence affects all aspects of diagnosis and treatment ...

Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in muscle mass and fatty tissue. This cancer-induced cachexia (CIC) is ...

With the global population ageing rapidly, sarcopenia, a condition that affects millions of older adults and severely diminishes their quality of life, is emerging as an urgent public health issue.

It’s all downhill from here. At least, that’s what researchers are reporting from a new study on how our strength, fitness ...

London, UK – 9 th December 2025. Actimed Therapeutics Ltd (“Actimed”), a UK based clinical stage specialty pharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovation to the treatment of cancer cachexia and ...

Scientists have identified previously unreported genes which appear to play a key role in the muscle ageing process. It is hoped that the findings from the Nottingham Trent University study could be ...

Weakening muscles are a natural part of the aging process, but for some people with a condition called sarcopenia the decline is abnormally fast. A new study suggests that the early stages of ...

Weight-loss medication has taken the world by storm and helped many overweight people. But for some, significant weight loss also comes with a loss of muscle mass and can lead to an increased risk of ...

Weakening muscles are a natural part of the ageing process, but for some people with a condition called sarcopenia the decline is abnormally fast. A new study from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden ...

London, UK – 13 th December 2024. Actimed Therapeutics Ltd (“Actimed”), a UK based clinical stage speciality pharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovation to the treatment of cancer cachexia ...