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June 2010

Adults With Newly Diagnosed Diabetes At Risk Of Liver Disease, Study Finds

June 30, 2010 Inflammation

Adults with newly diagnosed diabetes are at higher long-term risk of serious liver disease, including cirrhosis and liver failure, according to a research article published in CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal. The negative impact of diabetes on the eye, kidney and blood vessels is well-known, but little is known about its effect on the liver.

Tagged as: Inflammation, Obesity

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Link Between Iron Overload And Macular Degeneration Under Study

June 27, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

The most common – and under-diagnosed – genetic disease in humans just may be a cause of the worst form of macular degeneration, Medical College of Georgia researchers report.

Tagged as: Heart

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Mechanism Explains Complications Associated With Diabetes

June 24, 2010 Diabetes Research

New research uncovers a molecular mechanism that links diabetes with an increased risk of cardiovascular problems and sudden cardiac death. The study, published by Cell Press in the June 24 issue of the journal Neuron, finds that high blood sugar prevents vital communication between the brain and the autonomic nervous system,

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Lowering Homocysteine Levels With Folic Acid And Vitamin B12 Does Not Appear To Reduce Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Finds

June 24, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Patients who had experienced a heart attack and lowered their blood homocysteine levels with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation did not have an associated lower risk of heart attack, coronary death or stroke, according to a study in the June 23/30 issue of JAMA. However, the researchers did find that folic acid supplementation did not increase the risk of cancer, which has been speculated.

Tagged as: Heart, Vitamin D

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REM Sleep Deprivation Plays A Role In Chronic Migraine

June 23, 2010 Insomnia Research

Reporting at the American Headache Society’s 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles, scientists say new research shows that sleep deprivation leads to changes in the levels of key proteins that facilitate events involved in the underlying pathology of migraine.

Tagged as: Sleep

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High Levels of Fructose, Trans Fats Lead to Significant Liver Disease, Says Study

June 23, 2010 News & Research

Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center have discovered that a diet with high levels of fructose, sucrose, and of trans fats not only increases obesity, but also leads to significant fatty liver disease with scar tissue.

Tagged as: Obesity

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How Somebody’s Medicines May Be Making You Sicker

June 23, 2010 News & Research

There are several ways prescription drugs may be making us all sicker—whether through illnesses brought on because these medicines deplete critical nutrients in our body, or because we’re unwittingly consuming pharmaceuticals in the municipal water we drink.

Tagged as: Drugs, Vitamin D

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Lemurs Lose Weight With ‘Life-Extending’ Supplement Resveratrol

June 23, 2010 News & Research

The anti-obesity properties of resveratrol have been demonstrated for the first time in a primate. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Physiology studied the compound, generated naturally by plants to ward off pathogens, which has received much interest as a dietary supplement for its supposed life-extending effects.

Tagged as: Obesity

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Well-Defined Quantity Of Antioxidants In Diet Can Improve Insulin Resistance, Study Finds

June 23, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

A diet rich in natural antioxidants improves insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant obese adults and enhances the effect of the insulin-sensitizing drug metformin, a preliminary study from Italy finds.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Heart, Vitamin D

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Stomach Hormone Ghrelin Increases Desire For High-Calorie Foods, Study Finds

June 23, 2010 News & Research

The “hunger” hormone ghrelin, which acts in the brain to stimulate hunger and increase food intake, heightens the appeal of high-calorie foods over low-calorie foods, according to a study being presented at The Endocrine Society’s 92nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Tagged as: Obesity

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Poor Control Of Diabetes May Be Linked To Low Vitamin D

June 23, 2010 Diabetes Research

Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes and may be associated with poor blood sugar control, according to a new study.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Vitamin D

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Fructose Sugar Makes Maturing Human Fat Cells Fatter, Less Insulin-Sensitive, Study Finds

June 23, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Fructose, a sugar widely used in soft drinks and processed foods, often gets some of the blame for the widespread rise in obesity. Now a laboratory study has found that when fructose is present as children’s fat cells mature, it makes more of these cells mature into fat cells in belly fat and less able to respond to insulin in both belly fat and fat located below the skin.

Tagged as: Diabetes Research, Heart, Obesity

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