#cachexia — Public Fediverse posts
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Cancer-related wasting of organs and muscles has been linked to two factors secreted by cancerous tumors that reduce the appetite for protein-rich food.. The study was conducted in fruit flies, but humans have equivalent signals.
Summary: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-protein-early-herald-cancer-cachexia.html
Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70074-2
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#Tumor patients can lose muscle mass (cachexia) -> bad prognosis. Study looks at all RNAs in skeletal muscles of cancer patients. Finds 2 complex clusters with distinct RNA expression, 1 cluster with stronger cachexia. Progress but no simple explanation for #cachexia.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09502-0 -
Researchers have now identified a previously overlooked driver of #cancer #cachexia: the #liver. #HelmholtzMunich #TUM #DZD #UniklinikumHeidelberg
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/07/21/cancer-cachexia-liver-identified-as-driver-of-body-wasting -
Our team @[email protected] is looking for a Clinically trained Research Fellow, with an interest in #oncology, #endocrinology or #metabolism, to study the drivers of #cancer #cachexia. Apply here 👇closing date Jan 6 2023. Please RT https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/38617/