Konstantinos Prokopidis

Skeletal muscle morphology and metabolism in heart failure compared to healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.115…

Happy to share the latest study from my stay at @GenudT, in collaboration with @DrGustavoDuque. Osteosarcopenia is associated with mortality and low intrinsic capacity, but a high intrinsic capacity protects from mortality risk. Led by @IvanBaltasar! @geronsociety

The first paper from the #THRIVEproject is out: The Interplay Between #Osteosarcopenia and #IntrinsicCapacity: Insights and Associations With All-Cause Mortality in the Toledo Study for Healthy Aging: academic.oup.com/biomedgerontol… by @IvanBaltasar et al. Many more to come! @RIMUHC1

@WadexFlash @sdanso_

Don’t forget when Dwyane Wade had THREE clutch blocks in the final 2 minutes to beat the Pistons. Best shot-blocking guard of all time.

Effects of Nandrolone Decanoate on Muscle Strength, Body Composition and Bone Density: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jc…

Systematic Review by @KostasProko et al. (@LivUniResearch @UniofNottingham @TU_Muenchen @SumKatowice) #Skeletalmuscle #morphology and #metabolism in patients with #heartfailure compared to healthy controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis ow.ly/KIo550Ywut1

The effects of bed rest on cardiometabolic health: A systematic review and meta-analysis physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

@HenningLanger Superb work @HenningLanger congratulations!

Super proud to share the first original research paper from my new lab: "Weight loss with GLP-1 medicines does not result in a disproportionate loss of muscle mass or function in obese mice and humans" cell.com/cell-reports-m…

Association of Muscle-specific Strength With Impaired Physical Function and Prognosis in Heart Failure: A Comparison With Muscle Strength pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41796608/

🧠🦴 Research Highlight: #Osteosarcopenia & Cognition We investigated the association between osteosarcopenia and domain-specific cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults, using data from a large, nationally representative US cohort. 🔍 What did we find? The combination of low bone mineral density and reduced muscle strength was associated with poorer cognitive performance, particularly in processing speed and memory. These associations were not observed when bone or muscle impairment occurred in isolation. 🧩 Why does it matter? Our findings support osteosarcopenia as a clinically relevant multidimensional phenotype and reinforce the need for integrated assessment of musculoskeletal and cognitive health in aging populations. 🤝 A big thank you to @KostasProko for leading this work, and to all co-authors for the collaboration @MathiasSchloegl, @DrBenKirk, @ilmannato, @DrGustavoDuque 📄 Prokopidis K, Cacciatore S, Kirk B, Veronese N, Duque G, Schlögl M, Associations between osteosarcopenia and cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults: evidence from a US cohort, The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Volume 81, Issue 3, March 2026, glaf276, doi.org/10.1093/gerona…

The Sarcopenia Quality of Life questionnaire can be used in observational and interventional studies to validly assess sarcopenia-specific health-related quality of life in older individuals with sarcopenia. @CBeaudart @IvanBautmans @ilmannato link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Effects of a Combined Dietary and Physical Activity Intervention on Bone Density, Lean Mass and Fat Mass in Adults: The GOTO Trial onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jc…

Ultrasound predicts skeletal muscle fat infiltration in healthy middle-aged and young adults: Validation against MRI physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP…

Diet-Based Weight Loss Intervention is Not Associated with Meaningful Change in Lean Soft Tissue ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-…

Malnutrition and Cachexia in Inpatients With Acute Cardiac Conditions: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association | Circulation ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

Effects of bed rest and immobilization on intramuscular and intermuscular adipose tissue: A systematic review @DrGustavoDuque physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP…

New perspectives on the physiological basis of muscle loss physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/EP…

In ~72yo men, 16 wks heavy resistance training (3x/wk) boosted strength & size: MVC +19%, RFD +58%, quad CSA +3%, type II fiber CSA +14%. Big individual variation, but “non-responders” were rare: 82% robust/excellent, 5% poor. HReT for all!! journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

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