Gestational Diabetes And Low Socioeconomic Status Raise Risk Of ADHD

On January 2, 2012, in ADHD, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD
pregnant mother

In the first study of its kind, researchers at Queens College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that low socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal gestational diabetes together may cause a 14-fold increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in six year olds. The data are published in the January issue of theArchives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Brief, High-Intensity Workouts Show Promise To Help Diabetics Lower Blood Sugar

On December 20, 2011, in Diabetes, Health | Fitness, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD
Researcher Martin Gibala

Researchers at McMaster University have found that brief high intensity workouts, as little as six sessions over two weeks, rapidly lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics, offering a potential fix for patients who struggle to meet exercise guidelines. The small proof-of-principle study, conducted on eight diabetics, appears in the latest edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology. Included in this report is a video summary of the study results by the lead researcher.

Diabetes And Obesity Increase Risk For Breast Cancer Development

On December 7, 2011, in Cancer, Health | Fitness, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD
Obese women sitting down

Having diabetes or being obese after age 60 significantly increases the risk for developing breast cancer, a Swedish study has revealed. Data also showed that high blood lipids were less common in patients when diagnosed with breast cancer, while low blood lipids were associated with an increased risk. Researchers of the study also looked at overall cancer incidence and discovered that use of one diabetes drug was associated with a lower rate of any cancer, while another was associated with an increased risk.

Low Vitamin D Levels May Contribute To Development Of Type 2 Diabetes

On December 5, 2011, in Diabetes, Health | Fitness, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD
Vitamin D

A recent study of obese and non-obese children found that low vitamin D levels are significantly more prevalent in obese children and are associated with risk factors for type 2 diabetes. This study was accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).

Common Link Between Autism And Diabetes Proposed

On October 25, 2011, in Autism, Diabetes, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD
Researcher Michael Stern

A review of the genetic and biochemical abnormalities associated with autism reveals a possible link between the widely diagnosed neurological disorder and Type 2 diabetes, another medical disorder on the rise in recent decades. Included in this report is a video summary of the research results by the lead researcher.

Behavioral And Educational Interventions Appear To Be Effective For Patients With Poorly Controlled Diabetes

On October 10, 2011, in Diabetes, Psychotherapy, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD

Three randomized controlled trials published Online First today in Archives of Internal Medicine examine the effectiveness of behavioral and educational interventions for patients with poorly controlled diabetes. All three reports are part of the journal’s Health Care Reform series.

More-Frequent Office Visits Associated With Improvements In Risk Factors For Patients With Diabetes

On September 27, 2011, in Diabetes, Healthcare, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD

Visiting a primary care clinician every two weeks was associated with greater control of blood glucose, blood pressure and cholesterol levels among patients with diabetes, according to a report in the September 26 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Yoga Benefits Patients With Schizophrenia

On September 7, 2011, in CAM, Mental Health, Schizophrenia, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD
biofeedback front cover

Yoga is commonly seen as a practice beneficial to body and mind. Increasingly, yoga is being taken a step further and applied as a form of complementary and alternative medicine in treating psychiatric disorders. Can this ancient lifestyle practice for spiritual awareness stand up to testing standards required by modern science to prove that it is an effective treatment? Included in this report is a link to download the full text study.

High Blood Pressure And Other Vascular Diseases In Middle Age Can Damage Cognition Later In Life

On August 5, 2011, in Brain Imaging, Cognition, Disease | Disorders, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD
Charles DeCarli, M.D.

High blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and smoking in middle age can cause vascular damage, decrease brain volume, and cause cognitive decline later in life, a study led by researchers at UC Davis has found. The study is published in the Aug. 2 issue of Neurology, the journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Untreated Depression In Those With Diabetes Related To An Increased Risk For Serious Eye Disease

On July 31, 2011, in Depression, Diabetes, submitted by Christopher Fisher, PhD
a close up of an face and eye

Patients with diabetes who also suffer from depression are more likely to develop a serious complication known as diabetic retinopathy, a disease that damages the eye’s retina, a five-year study finds. Diabetic retinopathy occurs when diabetes is not properly managed and is now the leading cause of blindness in patients between 25 and 74 years old, according to the study appearing online in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry.

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