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Elena Volpi

Researcher at University of Texas Medical Branch

Publications -  185
Citations -  18560

Elena Volpi is an academic researcher from University of Texas Medical Branch. The author has contributed to research in topics: Skeletal muscle & Sarcopenia. The author has an hindex of 65, co-authored 169 publications receiving 16216 citations. Previous affiliations of Elena Volpi include KTU Faculty of Medicine & American Physical Therapy Association.

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Intranasal Oxytocin Improves Lean Muscle Mass and Lowers LDL Cholesterol in Older Adults with Sarcopenic Obesity: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted a clinical trial to examine the safety and preliminary efficacy of intranasal oxytocin for older adults with sarcopenic obesity, and showed that the effect of oxytocins on the safety/tolerability of intrasal oxycodone administration and whole body muscle and fat mass was well tolerated without any significant adverse events.
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Effect of essential amino acid supplementation and aerobic exercise on insulin sensitivity in healthy older adults: A randomized clinical trial

TL;DR: It is concluded that in healthy older adults with moderate protein intake, EAA supplementation is metabolically safe as it does not decrease insulin sensitivity regardless of its combination with aerobic exercise.
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Tricyclic Antidepressant and/or γ-Aminobutyric Acid-Analog Use Is Associated With Fall Risk in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy.

TL;DR: This study investigates the impact of these drugs on fall and fracture risk in older diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients and finds that tricyclic antidepressants and γ‐aminobutyric acid analogs can cause falls.
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Functional Improvements Utilizing the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) in the Elderly after Epidural Steroid Injections.

TL;DR: Lumbar ESIs improved objective physical capacity parameters and pain scores in elderly patients with symptomatic lumbar stenosis compared to medication management and the SPPB is an easy-to-use tool to measure changes in physical function in older adults and could easily be integrated into an outpatient pain clinic.