Low-carb diet better than low-fat diet at improving metabolic syndrome
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease associated with it. In an article published today in the open access journal Nutrition & Metabolism, Jeff Volek and Richard Feinman review the literature and show that the features of metabolic syndrome are precisely those that are improved by reducing carbohydrates in the diet. view more (2005-11-16)
Diabetes and cardiovascular disease associated with it. In an article published ... and indicate a risk for diabetes, stroke and heart disease. The markers of metabolic syndrome-high blood ... pressure, low HDL levels, high triglycerides, obesity, high blood glucose and high insulin levels - are all improved by a low carbohydrate diet. By contrast, the evidence shows that they are not improved, ...
Diabetes complications rooted in faulty cell repair
University of Florida researchers say primitive cells that act like molecular maintenance men-traveling throughout the body to repair damaged blood vessels-become too rigid to move in patients with diabetes, fueling the disease's vascular complications. view more (2006-01-26)
... to move in patients with diabetes, fueling the disease's vascular complications. But they have found a ... January issue of the journal Diabetes. Having diabetes markedly raises the risk of developing a host of other ... samples drawn from patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease and studied them in the laboratory. ... uptake of oxygen. Patients with diabetes, however, commonly have low ...
Women's silent health problem: Study finds fecal incontinence is prevalent in US women
New research shows that fecal incontinence is prevalent among U.S. women, especially those in older age groups, those who have had numerous babies, women whose deliveries were assisted by forceps or vacuum devices, and those who have had a hysterectomy. view more (2006-01-18)
... such as major depression or diabetes, and often experienced urinary incontinence in addition to FI. The ... affect the nerves, such as diabetes. Without intact nerves to stimulate the sphincters, the sphincters may ... such as major depression or diabetes
- A history of operative vaginal delivery, such as those using ... forceps or a vacuum-assisted device. The impact of incontinence on the quality ...
Mediterranean diet associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease
Eating a Mediterranean diet, which emphasizes fruits, vegetables and olive oil and includes little red meat, is associated with a lower risk for Alzheimer's disease. view more (2006-10-10)
... as stroke, heart disease and diabetes-suggesting that the diet may work through different pathways to reduce ... glucose that may lead to diabetes, coronary heart disease and overall death.
Nikolaos Scarmeas, M.D., and colleagues ... at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, studied whether the Mediterranean diet could also help prevent Alzheimer's disease-a debilitating neurodegenerative disease-in a group of 1,984 adults with an ...
White blood cell count, inflammation linked to cancer deaths
In a study of more than 3,000 older Australians, those with a higher white blood cell count, a sign of inflammation, were more likely to die of cancer. view more (2006-01-24)
... including cardiovascular disease, hypertension and diabetes. Some evidence also suggests that inflammation is related to the ... affect WBC count, including smoking, diabetes and aspirin use, individuals in the highest quartile of WBC ... count (the 25 percent of the study population with the highest WBC counts) had an increased risk of death from cancer, the authors report. The association appeared especially ...
Too much or too little sleep increases diabetes risk
Men who sleep too much or too little are at an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the New England Research Institutes in collaboration with Yale School of Medicine researchers. view more (2006-03-27)
... risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a study by the New England Research Institutes ... in the March issue of Diabetes Care were obtained from 1,709 men, 40 to 70 years ... twice as likely to develop diabetes and men who slept more than eight hours per night ... times as likely to develop diabetes, according to the lead author, H. ...
Diabetic hearts make unhealthy switch to high-fat diet
The high-fat "diet" that diabetic heart muscle consumes helps make cardiovascular disease the most common killer of diabetic patients, according to a study done at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. view more (2006-02-06)
... Sixty-five percent of people with diabetes die from heart attack or stroke. When the researchers investigated ... is increased in humans with diabetes. In this study, 11 healthy, non-diabetic people were compared to ... healthy people with type 1 diabetes. The researchers found that the diabetic patients had much higher ... and people with type 2 diabetes who would like to participate can ...
Human beta-cell line offers hope for type 1 diabetes breakthrough
Transplantation of insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells shows great promise as a treatment for type 1 diabetes, but development of this therapy has been hampered by a severe shortage of donor beta-cells, which are obtained from decreased human donors. view more (2005-09-27)
... a treatment for type 1 diabetes, but development of this therapy has been hampered by a ... of the Rosalind Franklin Comprehensive Diabetes Center at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Dr. ... beta-cells from cadavers. Type 1 diabetes results from the loss of insulin-producing beta-cells in the pancreas. ... universal treatment for type 1 diabetes; it is estimated that 18.2 million ...
Diabetes and Cancer: Alpha Connection
A study published by Nature today has defined the function of p110 alpha, the flag-ship molecule of the eight member PI3K family, which is one of the most frequently activated pathways in cancer. view more (2006-04-13)
... and the UCL Centre for Diabetes & Endocrinology to solve the mystery and yield important information ... that play roles in growth, diabetes and obesity. p110 alpha is frequently mutated or overexpressed in ... go on to develop full diabetes. "The finding that these mice, despite having dampened insulin signalling, ... showed no signs of developing diabetes, is welcome news, as this suggest ...
Researchers break chain of biochemical events that brain cancer cells use to evade therapy
In their quest to find and exploit vulnerabilities in the natural armor that protects malignant brain tumors from destruction, researchers have found a way to decrease the cells resistance to therapies that are designed to trigger cell death. view more (2006-02-06)
... Cedars-Sinai researchers theorized that a diabetes drug called troglitazone would limit the effects of the overexpressed ... to patients with Type 2 diabetes to improve cells' responsiveness to insulin. Although Yu and his ... we are using a common diabetes drug that does not have the toxicity of a therapeutic ... agent. We have medications that are designed to induce apoptosis in tumor ...
Mind over matter: SH2B1 in the brain regulates obesity
Obesity is one of the main risk factors for developing type II diabetes. Previous studies have shown that mice lacking a protein known as SH2B1 throughout their body are obese and develop diabetes. view more (2007-01-19)
... factors for developing type II diabetes. Previous studies have shown that mice lacking a protein known ... body are obese and develop diabetes. However, researchers from the University of Michigan have now shown ... for obesity and type II diabetes.
In the study, which appears online on January 18 in ... of obesity and type II diabetes, two of the most pressing health ...
Markers of PCOS inherited, persist and raise risk for heart disease, diabetes
Menstrual irregularity and unhealthy metabolic traits associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are inherited and persist with age, putting women with PCOS at a high risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. view more (2006-04-18)
... cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. That finding is reported in a new study published April ... leading cause of type 2 diabetes in adolescent and young adult women. Another negative health feature ... controversial. Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, increased low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels and metabolic syndrome all increase ... mothers receiving medications for hypertension, diabetes or elevated lipid levels were excluded. ...
LIAI scientists make major finding on potential cure for type 1 diabetes
A major finding, which represents an important step toward a potential cure for type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes, has been made by a research team at the La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology (LIAI). view more (2006-04-21)
... cure for type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes, has been made by a research team at the La ... molecular basis of type 1 diabetes, used a combinatorial treatment approach in laboratory mice and found ... reversed recent onset type 1 diabetes in the majority of animals tested. The study, which combined ... University of California, San Francisco Diabetes Center, were also contributors. "The finding ...
UCSD study clarifies insulin's role in blocking release of energy in patients with type II diabetes
Chronically high levels of insulin, as is found in many people with obesity and Type II diabetes, may block specific hormones that trigger energy release into the body. view more (2005-09-23)
... with obesity and Type II diabetes, may block specific hormones that trigger energy release into the ... in people with Type II diabetes, the hormonal balance has been thrown off, because the body ... insulin levels in Type II diabetes using medicines called insulin sensitizers, so that the body becomes ... resistance present in Type II diabetes, the researchers used a new breed ...
Lack of sleep linked to increased risk of high blood pressure
If you're middle age and sleep five hours or less a night, you may be increasing your risk of developing high blood pressure, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. view more (2006-04-04)
... for factors such as obesity, diabetes, physical activity, salt and alcohol consumption, smoking, depression, age, education, ... also more likely to have diabetes and depression, and to report daytime sleepiness. "We had hypothesized ... BMI and a history of diabetes would mediate the relationship between sleep and blood pressure, and ... that subjects suffering from hypertension, diabetes, and obesity would be less likely ... |
