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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBackground The current antiviral treatments available for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection decrease the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Hence, patients with HCV infection who have not received antiviral...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedMitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNA-CN), a measure of the number of mitochondrial genomes per cell, is a minimally invasive proxy measure for mitochondrial function and has been associated with several aging-related...
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From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 27, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedOBJECTIVE--We examined the relationship among iron stores, the metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS--We conducted a cross sectional study of 6,044 adults >20 years of age who...
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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 119, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: Cadmium is a nephrotoxicant at high exposure levels. Few studies have evaluated the role of cadmium in kidney function at low-exposure levels. OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the association of blood cadmium with...
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From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 36, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedOBJECTIVE--Increased adiponectin levels may play a protective role in the development of metabolic abnormalities, but prospective studies of the predictive value of serum adiponectin to identify individuals at high risk...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 8) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Aims Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) is currently used to diagnose diabetes mellitus, while insulin has been relegated to research. Both, however, may help understanding the metabolic syndrome and...
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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 119, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedBACKGROUND: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) has estimated the neurological benefits of reductions in prenatal methylmercury (MeHg) exposure in past assessments of rules controlling mercury (Hg)...
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From:Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 115, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedOBJECTIVE: This systematic review evaluates the evidence on the association between lead exposure and cardiovascular end points in human populations. METHODS: We reviewed all observational studies from database...
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From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 36, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedOBJECTIVE--Although diabetes increases the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, the dose-response relationship between fasting glucose levels below those diagnostic of diabetes with cardiovascular events...
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From:Diabetes Care (Vol. 36, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedOBJECTIVE--Long-chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (n-3 PUFA) supplements may have renoprotective effects in patients with diabetes, but previous trials have been inconsistent. We performed a randomized controlled...