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Appropriate Waist Circumference Cutoff Values for the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome in Mexican American Adults
(2009)
Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) recently proposed new criteria for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome, which requires the presence ...
Depression and Hardiness and their Association with Appetite in Older Adults
(2009)
Poor appetite is common among older adults, and is influenced by factors including chronic disease and depression. The aim of this research is to examine the associations of hardiness (defined as the ability to manage ...
High Sucrose, Fructose, and Glucose Diets and Glucocorticoid Dysregulation in Rats
(2009)
Approximately two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese and the prevalence of overweight in children has tripled since 1980. Intake of added sugars has also increased. The etiology of obesity remains unclear and ...
HOW SELENIUM MODIFIES CROSS-TALK BETWEEN THE PIKK FAMILY AND INSIGHTS ON THE REGULATION OF DNA-PKcs
(2009)
We recently found that ATM is required for a selenium-induced senescence response in non-cancerous cells. We hypothesize the selenium-induced DNA damage response modifies ATM and DNA-PKcs cross-talk. Phospho-specific ...
THE FUNCTION OF MRN (MRE11-RAD50-NBS1) COMPLEX DURING WRN (WERNER) FACILITATED ATM (ATAXIA-TELANGIECTASIA MUTATED) ACTIVATION
(2009)
WRN (Werner) protein is a member of the RecQ family showing helicase and exonuclease activity. WRN protein may lose function upon mutation and causes Werner syndrome (WS) which is an autosomal recessive, cancer-prone and ...