How And Where Fat Is Stored Predicts Disease Risk Better Than Weight
17:35 18-04-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
A new study in mice indicates that overeating, rather than the obesity it causes, is the trigger for developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of heath risk factors that increases an individual's chances of developing insulin resistance, fatty liver, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
Health Disparities: Genetics Plays An Important Role In Cancer Detection, Prognosis Among Minorities
17:35 18-04-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Poorer outcomes for breast cancer and prostate cancer among minorities may be due to biologic factors, new research suggests. In addition, researchers present a new theory on why a recent decline in breast cancer rates was less pronounced among African-American women, and offer data on a relatively simple means of reducing racial disparities in breast cancer care.
Breast Cancer Risk Amplified By Additional Genes In Combo With BRCA Mutation
17:35 18-04-2008; source: www.sciencedaily.com
Many women with a faulty breast cancer gene could be at greater risk of the disease due to extra risk-amplifying genes, according to research published this month in the American Journal of Human Genetics.
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