Menopause bring new risks for women's heart health
The risk of having heart disease grows as a woman ages, so women need to be familiar with their heart disease risk factors, the American Heart Association (AHA) says.
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Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases: News and Research on Insulin Resistance
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Regular health checkups may prevent the development of end-stage kidney disease, Japanese study finds
A Japanese study has revealed that prefecture-specific participation rates for specific health checkups (SHC participation rates) had significant negative effects on prefecture-specific standardized incidence rates (SIRs) ...
Oct 19, 2023
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Metformin cuts insulin resistance and chances of kidney disease in young, obese rats
Improving insulin resistance with metformin, a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes, reduced the chances of developing kidney disease in a prepubescent obese rat model, according to a new study from the University of ...
Oct 11, 2023
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Study recommends improving gut health with okara biscuits
Soy milk and tofu are common in Asian diets. However, the production of these soy-based products results in a solid by-product known as okara. About 4 million tons of okara are produced each year in China, Japan, and Korea ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Fatty liver disease patients more likely to suffer from personality disorder, study finds
Patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are more likely to suffer with a personality disorder than people without the condition, a new study reveals.
Oct 3, 2023
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Obesity, high blood pressure and lipid imbalance trigger progressive loss of energy generation capacity in the heart
Three major cardiovascular risk factors—obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia (a high blood concentration of cholesterol or triglycerides)—alter cardiac energy production by interfering in the uptake of the metabolic substrates ...
Oct 3, 2023
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Study suggests drinking dark tea every day may help control blood sugar to reduce diabetes risk
Drinking dark tea every day may help to mitigate type 2 diabetes risk and progression in adults through better blood sugar control, suggests new research presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the ...
Oct 2, 2023
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Study from Fukushima shows even low doses of radiation may contribute to diabetes
New research presented at the Annual Meeting of The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Hamburg (2–6 Oct), suggests that exposure to low doses of radiation may contribute to an increased risk of diabetes.
Oct 2, 2023
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Compound derived from hops reduces abundance of gut microbe associated with metabolic syndrome
Researchers have shown in a mouse model and lab cultures that a compound derived from hops reduces the abundance of a gut bacterium associated with metabolic syndrome.
Sep 21, 2023
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Q&A: The importance of sleep regularity
Americans have become increasingly aware of the fact that they just don't get enough sleep. However it turns out that's not the whole story. Duration is important but so is regularity.
Sep 20, 2023
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