The work drew on 12 years of follow up for 5,440 participants aged 50 and over. The researchers focused on a dangerous combination often referred to as sarcopenic obesity, where muscle is lost while ...

The combination of excess abdominal fat and loss of muscle in older adults increases the risk of death by 83%, according to a study published in Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.

Abdominal pain and diarrhea that occur at the same time may have a variety of causes. These can include indigestion, infections, allergies, food intolerances, and an intestinal condition, among others ...

A study by researchers at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar) in Brazil, in partnership with University College ...

Sit-ups and crunches both target your core muscles, but work differently. You can use both exercises to build strength, endurance, and control.

Abdominal migraine primarily affects children, causing belly pain rather than headaches, and can be mistaken for other GI conditions. The exact causes are unknown, but abdominal migraine may be ...

While diagnosing abdominal adhesions, it is important to take a thorough clinical history in order to substantiate suspicions. This is crucial because a confident diagnosis will not be obtained by any ...

To describe the prevalence and character of chronic abdominal pain in a group of patients with long-term spinal cord injury (SCI) and to assess predictors of abdominal pain. We mailed a questionnaire ...

Each month, The Clinical Advisor makes one new clinical feature available ahead of print. Don’t forget to take the poll. The results will be published in the next month’s issue. Acute abdominal pain ...

What Are the Symptoms of Abdominal Epilepsy? Little is known about abdominal epilepsy because of it's rarity.. With abdominal epilepsy, it's thought that seizures occur that primarily affect the ...