Sarcopenia: Current Clinical and Research Issues

Sarcopenia: Current Clinical and Research Issues

Sarcopenia is the age-related progressive decline of muscle mass, strength and function. It is not due to diseases, but a normal part of the aging process, and multiple physiological and psychological factors seem to contribute to it. Sarcopenia has been associated with a higher risk of falls, incident disability and all-cause mortality in the elderly. Despite this phenomenon has major clinical...

Distinguishing between clinical practice and clinical research: A Review of definitions and ethical issues

While Clinical research and clinical practice are closely related, distinguishing and maintaining the boundaries between them has form determining debates in contemporary bioethics. The most important implication of the research-practice distinction is to identify which clinical activities need review and oversight by research ethics committees. Adopting distinct approaches to clinical research...

Current issues of basic and clinical glucocorticoid research.

Ethical Issues Pertinent to Current Clinical Research Environment in India

Research has two important pillars such as researchers and research participants; and it is a dedication from both of them that yields new information leading to the advancement of science. Mutual respect on behalf of both is an essential element for successful research, but unfortunately, an air of mistrust has developed in recent times, and ethical concerns are raised globally regarding condu...

Current Issues and Advances in Misinformation Research

Eyewitnesses are often called upon to report information about what they have seen. A wealth of research from the past century has demonstrated, however, that eyewitness memory is malleable and vulnerable to distorting influences, including the effects of misinformation. In this article, we review recent developments in research related to the misinformation effect, including individual differe...