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Woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified seven years before

A woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified up to seven years before she becomes pregnant based on routinely assessed measures of blood sugar and body weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the online issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

30 May 2011

Karolinska researchers study four siblings affected by early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Four siblings in a family affected by early-onset Alzheimer's have been studied by a group of researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. This has been a unique opportunity to make comparative studies and to monitor the development of the disease over a prolonged period of time.

27 May 2011

Disparities based on race and ethnic origin exist in every aspect of stroke care

Disparities between racial/ethnic minorities and whites cross all aspects of stroke care, according to an American Heart Association/American Stroke Association scientific statement.

27 May 2011

Biosign to demonstrate latest generation medical measurement system at International MeMeA symposium

Biosign Technologies Inc. announced today that it will introduce its latest generation medical measurement system, the UFIT TEN-20, at the International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, being held in Italy by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers on May 30-31, 2011. Dr Radu Leca, Biosign's CEO, will speak and demonstrate the system during the Plenary Session - Invited Lecture "Issues in Medical Measurement".

27 May 2011

Gestational high-fat diet programs woman's baby for future diabetes

A high-fat diet during pregnancy may program a woman's baby for future diabetes, even if she herself is not obese or diabetic, says a new University of Illinois study published in the Journal of Physiology.

26 May 2011

Paxil and Pravachol in combination cause unexpected increase in blood glucose levels

A widely used combination of two common medications may cause unexpected increases in blood glucose levels, according to a study conducted at the Stanford University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University and Harvard Medical School. Researchers were surprised at the finding because neither of the two drugs - one, an antidepressant marketed as Paxil, and the other, a cholesterol-lowering medication called Pravachol - has a similar effect alone.

26 May 2011

Routine assessment can help predict risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy before seven years

26 May 2011

Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death in U.S. women

It's a silent killer, most women don't even know they have it. It's often thought of as a man's disease and may not receive as much attention as other illnesses, but coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in women in the U.S. It is so common that if you combine the number of women who die from the next five leading causes of death it would equal the number of women who die from CAD.

26 May 2011

PET scans can help determine patients' response to treatment for HIV-MDR tuberculosis

With the deficiencies in knowledge of tuberculosis-as well as in the practices, programs and strategies used to combat the disease and co-infection with human immunodeficiency virus-the spread of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis poses a major problem for the health care community.

25 May 2011

Ford engineers develop car seat that can monitor driver's heartbeat

Ford engineers have developed a car seat that can monitor a driver's heartbeat, opening the door to a wealth of health, convenience and even life-saving potential.

24 May 2011

Low doses of natural Hi-maize resistant starch could improve insulin sensitivity in men at risk for prediabetes

Low doses of natural Hi-maize resistant starch could improve insulin sensitivity in men at risk for prediabetes, according to a study underwritten by National Starch LLC, a business unit of Corn Products International. The American Diabetes Association defines prediabetes as a non-disease state where blood sugar (glucose) levels are higher than normal, but not yet high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes.

23 May 2011

Electrical experiment helps paralyzed man stand, walk

An electrode experiment has helped a paralyzed man stand and walk for short periods, which has some calling it a major breakthrough in treating paralysis. In other news, Ford is developing health-monitoring technology for cars.

21 May 2011

Stopping prostate cancer cells from 'bulking up' with nutrients blocks spread of disease

Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that stopping prostate cancer cells from 'bulking up' with nutrients reduces the spread of the disease and tumour size, according to research published today in EMBO Journal.

21 May 2011

Diet quality, not quantity, can make a difference in risk for type 2 diabetes

Small differences in diet - even without weight loss - can significantly affect risk for diabetes, according to research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online May 18, 2011, by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

20 May 2011

Electrical disturbances in injured brain lead to poor recovery

Electrical disturbances that spread through an injured brain like tsunamis have a direct link to poor recovery and can last far longer than previously realized, researchers at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute have found.

20 May 2011

Metabolex commences arhalofenate Phase 2 clinical trial for treatment of hyperuricemia and gout

Metabolex, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of proprietary new medicines for the treatment of metabolic diseases, announced that it has initiated a Phase 2 clinical trial of arhalofenate (MBX-102), its product candidate for the management of hyperuricemia in patients with gout.

19 May 2011

Clinical PET system for early stage breast cancer diagnosis

European researchers have developed a clinical PET system with the highest resolution and sensitivity in the market, specifically dedicated to breast cancer detection in early stages.

18 May 2011

Study links video game playing with increased food intake in kids

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that almost 18% of US teens are obese. Although most experts agree that our growing obesity "epidemic" is driven by both inadequate physical activity and excessive caloric intake, implementing solutions is extraordinarily difficult.

18 May 2011

Coffee reduces prostate cancer risk

In the 20-year study of almost 50,000 men, researchers noted that those who drank at least six cups a day were 20 per cent less likely to get prostate cancer than those who never took coffee. Strikingly, they were 60 per cent less likely than the non-coffee drinkers to die of the disease. The researchers also say that decaffeinated coffee is just as effective.

17 May 2011

PKC-delta enzyme critical for development of insulin resistance, diabetes and fatty liver

The road to type 2 diabetes is paved with insulin resistance, a condition often associated with obesity in which the hormone begins to fail at its job helping to convert sugars to energy.

17 May 2011

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Woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified seven years before

Karolinska researchers study four siblings affected by early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Disparities based on race and ethnic origin exist in every aspect of stroke care

Biosign to demonstrate latest generation medical measurement system at International MeMeA symposium

Gestational high-fat diet programs woman's baby for future diabetes

Paxil and Pravachol in combination cause unexpected increase in blood glucose levels

Routine assessment can help predict risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy before seven years

Coronary artery disease is a leading cause of death in U.S. women

PET scans can help determine patients' response to treatment for HIV-MDR tuberculosis

Ford engineers develop car seat that can monitor driver's heartbeat

Low doses of natural Hi-maize resistant starch could improve insulin sensitivity in men at risk for prediabetes

Electrical experiment helps paralyzed man stand, walk

Stopping prostate cancer cells from 'bulking up' with nutrients blocks spread of disease

Diet quality, not quantity, can make a difference in risk for type 2 diabetes

Electrical disturbances in injured brain lead to poor recovery

Metabolex commences arhalofenate Phase 2 clinical trial for treatment of hyperuricemia and gout

Clinical PET system for early stage breast cancer diagnosis

Study links video game playing with increased food intake in kids

Coffee reduces prostate cancer risk

PKC-delta enzyme critical for development of insulin resistance, diabetes and fatty liver

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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