Browsing by Subject "Diabetes"
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(Vanderbilt University, 2011-11-04)Stacey Kendrick talks with Wanda Snead, DrHSc, from the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism about Diabetes. Learn about risk factors for diabetes, how to reduce your risk, warning signs to look for and more ...
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(Vanderbilt News Service, 2007-11-21)
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(Vanderbilt University, 2008-09)
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(2017-03-29)Department: Cell and Developmental BiologyType 2 diabetes is characterized by failure of pancreatic β-cells to secrete adequate insulin to meet the needs of the body. This β-cell failure is thought to be caused by increased metabolic load due to mounting insulin ...
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(Journals of Gerontology Series A-Biiological Sciences and Medicall Sciences, 2019-08)Background: It is unknown whether observational studies evaluating the association between antidiabetic medications and mortality adequately account for frailty. Our objectives were to evaluate if frailty was a potential ...
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(2020-03-28)Department: Molecular Physiology & BiophysicsG6PC2 encodes a glucose-6-phosphatase catalytic subunit that is highly expressed in pancreatic islet beta cells. Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have shown that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the G6PC2 ...
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(2017-08-02)Department: Molecular Physiology and BiophysicsType 2 diabetes (T2D) is characterized by hyperglycemia, which arises due to insulin resistance and beta cell failure and/or decreased beta cell mass. Genome-wide association studies have shown that single nucleotide ...
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(2012-12-12)Department: PharmacologyHypertension is a prevalent disease affecting one in three adults in the United States. Approximately 25 % of the adult population is either not receiving therapy for their hypertension or is unable to control their blood ...
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(2022-06-14)Department: Molecular Physiology & BiophysicsNearly half of adults in the United States report having tried to lose weight in the past year, yet approximately 70% of adults are considered overweight. Recent literature supports the notion that weight regain is common ...