http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—A protein associated with conditions of metabolic imbalance, such as diabetes and obesity, may play a role in the development of aggressive forms of breast cancer, according to new findings by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their colleagues. Metabolic imbalance is often caused by elevated carbohydrate intake, which can lead to over-activating a molecule called C-terminal binding protein (CtBP). This over-activation, in turn, can increase the risk of breast cancer. Results of their work appeared in Nature Communications, Feb. 5, 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-scientists-molecular-link-metabolism-breast.html Cancer Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:35:34 EST news279362125 (HealthDay)—Holiday eating and drinking could pose a risk for people who do not know that they have type 2 diabetes, an expert says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-holidays-folks-unaware-theyre-diabetic.html Diabetes Tue, 25 Dec 2012 17:12:42 EST news275677952 It is a myth that snus (Swedish snuff) users today have fewer dental caries. On the contrary, some types of nicotine-free snus contain both carbohydrates and starch that increase the risk of cavities. Those are the findings of a thesis from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-myth-snuff-users-today-dental.html Dentistry Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:37:09 EST news273155820 Colon cancer survivors whose diet is heavy in complex sugars and carbohydrate-rich foods are far more likely to have a recurrence of the disease than are patients who eat a better balance of foods, a new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers indicates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-starchy-high-carbohydrate-diet-recurrence.html Cancer Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:00:02 EST news271517732 Women who regularly eat a low carbohydrate, high protein diet are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease (such as heart disease and stroke) than those who do not, a study published in the British Medical Journal today suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-experts-significant-cardiovascular-atkins-style-diets.html Health Tue, 26 Jun 2012 18:30:01 EST news259944526 Researchers in New Jersey are encouraging primary care physicians to screen for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients with Type 2 diabetes. They found that in a small sample of clinic patients, the risk for sleep apnea was high among diabetics compared with non-diabetics, and that sleep apnea appeared to be associated with carbohydrate craving. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-apnea-linked-carbohydrate-craving-diabetics.html Sleep apnea Wed, 13 Jun 2012 04:18:48 EST news258779922 Milk and soy protein supplements were associated with lower systolic blood pressure compared to refined carbohydrate dietary supplements, in a study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-soymilk-protein-dietary-supplements-linked.html Cardiology Mon, 18 Jul 2011 16:00:03 EST news230221567