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Tsukushi

There is 1 paper on Tsukushi in aging research: 1 observational study in people. The newest story, Nov 9, 2026: “Blood protein linked to risk of muscle loss and weakness”.

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“higher TSK levels were associated with a lower risk of incident sarcopenia (hazard ratio per SD increase = 0.64”

Circulating Tsukushi Predicts Incident Sarcopenia and Functional Decline in Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort StudyJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle2026doi:10.1002/jcsm.70423

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Tsukushi predicts incident sarcopenia in humans (AUC = 0.700).
“TSK alone showed moderate discrimination for incident sarcopenia (AUC = 0.700)”
Humansserum4 yearsn = 1,370
Blood protein linked to risk of muscle loss and weakness
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscleNov 8, 2026
Tsukushi is associated with incident sarcopenia in humans (HR per SD increase 0.64, 95% CI 0.53–0.76).
“higher TSK levels were associated with a lower risk of incident sarcopenia (hazard ratio per SD increase = 0.64”
Humansserumper SD increase4 yearsn = 1,370
Blood protein linked to risk of muscle loss and weakness
Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscleNov 8, 2026

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Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and MuscleNov 9

Blood protein linked to risk of muscle loss and weakness

Higher levels were linked to a lower risk of muscle loss and weakness over four years, with a hazard ratio of 0.64 per standard-deviation increase.Higher levels were linked to a lower risk of muscle loss and weakness over four years, with a hazard ratio of 0.64 per standard-deviation increase.

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Blood protein linked to risk of muscle loss and weakness

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