News tagged with diabetes risk
Related topics: diabetes , women , type 2 diabetes , insulin resistance
Genetics may not help you live to old age
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people living to over 90 have avoided the three major causes of death: heart disease, cancers, and type 2 diabetes. Several areas on the human genome have been identified as being implicated ...
Oct 05, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (12) |
0
|
Replacing white rice with brown rice or other whole grains may reduce diabetes risk
In a new study, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have found that eating five or more servings of white rice per week was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. In contrast, eating ...
Jun 14, 2010 |
3.4 / 5 (5) |
10
|
Type 2 Diabetes Rears Its Ugly Head Long Before Diagnosis
Signs and symptoms of type 2 diabetes can present themselves as long as 10 years before diagnosis and most people have no idea before the damage is done.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 14, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (14) |
0
Metabolite levels may be able to improve diabetes risk prediction
Measuring the levels of small molecules in the blood may be able to identify individuals at elevated risk of developing type 2 diabetes as much as a decade before symptoms of the disorder appear. In a report receiving advance ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 20, 2011 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Searching for the soul of the genome (w/ Video)
The discovery that a "gene desert" on chromosome 9 was a hotspot for coronary artery disease (CAD) risk was among the highlights of findings produced recently by genome-wide association studies, which compare the genomes ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
|
Pinpointing immune system disturbances in celiac disease
New research has identified four aspects of immune system disturbance which lead to the development of coeliac disease. Nearly 40 different inherited risk factors which predispose to the disease have now been identified. ...
Feb 28, 2010 |
5 / 5 (2) |
2
|
Study finds over 90 percent of people with gum disease are at risk for diabetes
The study, led by Dr. Shiela Strauss, Associate Professor of Nursing and Co-Director of the Statistics and Data Management Core for NYU's Colleges of Dentistry and Nursing, examined data from 2,923 adult participants in the ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (4) |
1
Fat in the liver -- not the belly -- is a better marker for disease risk
New findings from nutrition researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggest that it's not whether body fat is stored in the belly that affects metabolic risk factors for diabetes, high blood triglycerides ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 24, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
3
Psoriasis associated with diabetes and high blood pressure in women
Women with psoriasis appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure), according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Dermatology.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 20, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Get smart about science: Sorting through the studies about caffeine and other choices
Coffee, elixir of the gods. Studies say drinking it can lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and mouth cancer. It can prevent cavities. It can make you happier. It can kill ...
Feb 20, 2009 |
4 / 5 (8) |
0
Blood on the menu: New research could make it easier to grow health-promoting blood oranges
For the red pigmentation to develop, blood oranges normally require a period of cold as they ripen. The only place to reliably grow them on a commercial scale is in the Sicilian area of Italy around Mount ...
Mar 13, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
New insights into insulin resistance could lead to better drugs for diabetics
Research published in the October Molecular and Cellular Biology moves us closer to developing drugs that could mitigate diabetes.
Oct 21, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Women with both diabetes and depression at higher risk of dying from heart disease, other causes
Depression and diabetes appear to be associated with a significantly increased risk of death from heart disease and risk of death from all causes over a six-year period for women, according to a report in the January issue ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 03, 2011 |
1 / 5 (1) |
0
Study links large waist size to higher diabetes rates among Americans
A higher rate of diabetes seen among adult Americans when compared to peers in England is explained primarily by a larger waist size rather than conventional risk factors such as obesity, according to a new study by researchers ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
Diet/exercise intervention for patients at risk for heart disease improves quality of life
A lifestyle intervention incorporating exercise training and diet counseling in primary health care settings appears to improve quality of life among adults at moderate to high risk for heart disease and appears cost-effective ...
Sep 13, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
