Haruka Murakami

TL;DR: The relationship between calf circumference and muscle mass is examined and the suitability of calf circumference as a surrogate marker of muscle mass for the diagnosis of sarcopenia among middle‐aged and older Japanese men and women is evaluated.

TL;DR: This study was performed to examine the validity of total energy expenditure estimates made by several wearable devices compared with gold standard measurements for a standardized day and free-living days (doubly labeled water [DLW] method).

TL;DR: It is suggested that longer time spent in light physical activity is associated with attenuation of arterial stiffening, especially in unfit older people.

TL;DR: This study did not identify a panel of genomic variants common to these elite endurance athlete groups, and since GAMES was underpowered to identify alleles with small effect sizes, some of the suggestive leads identified should be explored in expanded comparisons of world-class endurance athletes and sedentary controls and in tightly controlled exercise training studies.

TL;DR: Mendelian randomization analyses are consistent with a causal effect of higher genetically predicted grip strength on lower fracture risk and provide new biological insight into the mechanistic underpinnings of grip strength and the causal role of muscular strength in age-related morbidities and mortality.