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NIH awards Shared Instrumentation Grant to install 3D X-ray microscope at Creighton University

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded Mohammed Akhter, Ph.D., P.E., professor of medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine and director of the biomechanics laboratory at the Osteoporosis Research Center, a nearly $600,000 Shared Instrumentation Grant to install the area's first high-resolution 3D X-ray Microscope, the Xradia MicroXCT-200.

11 Jul 2013

Researchers are one step closer to finding solution for atherosclerosis in diabetic patients

Researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have discovered that when excessive PKC beta is found in the endothelium, the thin layer of cells that line blood vessels, atherosclerosis is exacerbated. Their findings were published on-line on June 11 by Circulation Research.

11 Jul 2013

Healthful eating habits, physically active lifestyle prevent obesity and chronic diseases

Preventing obesity and chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and some cancers is possible through healthful eating habits and a physically active lifestyle, according to a newly updated position paper of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Because diseases can take many years - sometimes decades - to develop, the best prevention is early prevention.

11 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 10, 2013

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations, including articles about House Republican plans to seek a delay in the health law's requirement that nearly all Americans get health insurance.

10 Jul 2013

Resurgence in cardiovascular R&D is urgently needed to curb new epidemic of CVD

A resurgence in cardiovascular R&D is urgently needed to curb a new epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, according to leading cardiologists and industry representatives in the Cardiovascular Round Table (CRT).

10 Jul 2013

Study: Some current Medicaid enrollees may not qualify for benefits that newly enrolled will get

George Washington researchers find that key preventive services included in the health law and slated for millions who will get coverage in the law's Medicaid expansion may not be extended to people already covered by Medicaid.

10 Jul 2013

Cheerful people are less likely to suffer heart attack

Johns Hopkins researchers link positive outlook to reduction in cardiac events such as heart attacks. People with cheerful temperaments are significantly less likely to suffer a coronary event such as a heart attack or sudden cardiac death, new Johns Hopkins research suggests.

10 Jul 2013

Study examines whether better sleep lowers risk of heart disease

The University of South Florida College of Nursing is conducting research to improve sleep in those caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer's disease, with the aim of determining if better sleep affects heart health.

10 Jul 2013

Weight loss interventions deliver via conference calls by primary care provider staff are effective

Weight loss interventions delivered via conference calls by primary care provider staff are effective. An intensive lifestyle intervention, proven to help people lose weight to prevent diabetes, also works in primary care when delivered over the telephone to obese patients with metabolic syndrome. Group telephone sessions appear to be particularly effective for greater weight loss, according to a new study by Drs. Paula Trief and Ruth Weinstock from SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, and colleagues.

10 Jul 2013

Lifestyle modification programs may reduce risk of heart attack in people with coronary heart disease

Lifestyle modification programs that addressed at least two health behaviors lowered the risk of a fatal heart attack or stroke in people with coronary heart disease, finds a new systematic review in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

10 Jul 2013

Study shows rates of brain loss caused by aging and AD are higher for women

The rates of regional brain loss and cognitive decline caused by aging and the early stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are higher for women and for people with a key genetic risk factor for AD, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine in a study published online July 4 in the American Journal of Neuroradiology.

10 Jul 2013

Research: Boosting levels of gut hormones may be effective weapon in fight against obesity

In the constant cross talk between our brain and our gut, two gut hormones are already known to tell the brain when we have had enough to eat. New research suggests that boosting levels of these hormones simultaneously may be an effective new weapon in the fight against obesity.

10 Jul 2013

Low vitamin D blood levels associated with greater risk of heart disease varies by race, ethnicity

Low vitamin D blood levels are linked to greater risk of heart disease in whites and Chinese, but not in blacks and Hispanics, according to a study appearing this week in JAMA, a journal published by the American Medical Association.

10 Jul 2013

Solid food for infants before 4 months may have greater risk of Type 1 diabetes

Infants who get their first solid food before 4 months of age and after 6 months may have a higher risk of developing Type 1 diabetes, University of Colorado researchers have found.

10 Jul 2013

UIC to manage largest-ever prospective health study of Hispanic/Latino population

The University of Illinois at Chicago Institute for Minority Health Research will manage a National Institutes of Health project to follow up, over the next six years, all Chicago participants in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos—the largest-ever prospective health study of this population.

9 Jul 2013

Individualised care can make huge difference in older patients with type 2 diabetes

More than a quarter of over 70s with type 2 diabetes could benefit simply from improving communication and education in the clinic, new research has revealed. A study led by the University of Exeter Medical School and published in The Lancet found that 27 percent achieved better glycaemic control through individualised care alone.

9 Jul 2013

Drugs used to control BP associated with lower risk of heart failure in diabetic patients

Two drugs, telmisartan and valsartan, which are used to reduce blood pressure in people with diabetes, are associated with a lower risk of hospitalization for heart attack, stroke or heart failure, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

9 Jul 2013

Study describes how human mammary gland becomes highly sensitive to insulin during lactation

Why do so many mothers have difficulty making enough milk to breastfeed? A new study by scientists at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the University of California Davis adds to their previous research implicating insulin's role in lactation success.

6 Jul 2013

New research shows that exercise changes expression of innate DNA

Exercise, even in small doses, changes the expression of our innate DNA. New research from Lund University in Sweden has described for the first time what happens on an epigenetic level in fat cells when we undertake physical activity.

4 Jul 2013

3-gene signature test will improve care of kidney transplant patients

A breakthrough non-invasive test can detect whether transplanted kidneys are in the process of being rejected, as well as identify patients at risk for rejection weeks to months before they show symptoms, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

4 Jul 2013

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Latest Endocrinology News and Research

NIH awards Shared Instrumentation Grant to install 3D X-ray microscope at Creighton University

Researchers are one step closer to finding solution for atherosclerosis in diabetic patients

Healthful eating habits, physically active lifestyle prevent obesity and chronic diseases

First Edition: July 10, 2013

Resurgence in cardiovascular R&D is urgently needed to curb new epidemic of CVD

Study: Some current Medicaid enrollees may not qualify for benefits that newly enrolled will get

Cheerful people are less likely to suffer heart attack

Study examines whether better sleep lowers risk of heart disease

Weight loss interventions deliver via conference calls by primary care provider staff are effective

Lifestyle modification programs may reduce risk of heart attack in people with coronary heart disease

Study shows rates of brain loss caused by aging and AD are higher for women

Research: Boosting levels of gut hormones may be effective weapon in fight against obesity

Low vitamin D blood levels associated with greater risk of heart disease varies by race, ethnicity

Solid food for infants before 4 months may have greater risk of Type 1 diabetes

UIC to manage largest-ever prospective health study of Hispanic/Latino population

Individualised care can make huge difference in older patients with type 2 diabetes

Drugs used to control BP associated with lower risk of heart failure in diabetic patients

Study describes how human mammary gland becomes highly sensitive to insulin during lactation

New research shows that exercise changes expression of innate DNA

3-gene signature test will improve care of kidney transplant patients

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