Aging Clin Exp Res 2020 Feb 01
Prognostic value of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in the elderly patients.
Tallarico V, Recinella G, Magalotti D, Muscari A, Zoli M, Bianchi G
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the liver manifestation of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for mortality and cardiovascular morbidity, ...
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Med. Hypotheses
Hyperuricemia as a potential plausible risk factor for periodontitis.
Chen ZY, Ye LW, Zhao L, Liang ZJ, Yu T, Gao J
Elevated blood uric acid (UA) levels have been positively associated with the severity of periodontitis. It thus brings out a hypothesis that hyperuri ...
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Diabetes Res. Clin. Pract. 2020 Jan 30
Weight gain, but not macronutrient intake, modifies the effect of dietary Branch chain amino acids on the risk of metabolic syndrome.
Hosseinpour-Niazi S, Tahmasebinejad Z, Esfandiar Z, Bakhshi B, Mirmiran P, Azizi F
The aim of this study was to investigate whether both weight change and the background intakes of macronutrient modulate the association between dieta ...
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Genetics 2020 Jan 31
Contribution of Rare Variants of the SLC22A12 Gene to the Missing Heritability of Serum Urate Levels.
Misawa K, Hasegawa T, Mishima E, Jutabha P, Ouchi M, Kojima K, Kawai Y, Matsuo M, Anzai N, Nagasaki M
Gout is a common arthritis caused by monosodium urate crystals. The heritability of serum urate levels is estimated to be 30?70%; however, common gene ...
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J Integr Med 2020 Jan 16
Berberine for prevention of dementia associated with diabetes and its comorbidities: A systematic review.
Shinjyo N, Parkinson J, Bell J, Katsuno T, Bligh A
A growing number of epidemiological studies indicate that metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its associated features play a key role in the development of ...
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