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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on insulin resistance, editorials on insulin resistance, and perspectives on insulin resistance - drawn from the top medical journals.
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Fitness, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance
- September 26, 2007
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Exercise decreased insulin resistance despite no changes in fat or lean body mass.- Reviewing:
- Bell LM et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 Aug 14;:
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Galloping Acanthosis Nigricans with Insulin Resistance
- July 20, 2007
- Lowell A. Goldsmith, MD, MPH
- Dermatology
In a patient with anti-insulin-receptor-antibody–related insulin resistance, normalization of blood sugar improved the AN.- Reviewing:
- Fareau GG et al., Metabolism 2007 May; 56:670-5.
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Choosing to Avoid Diabetes Free
- May 17, 2007
- Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- Women's Health
Adherence to 2005 dietary guidelines reduced insulin resistance in women.- Reviewing:
- Fogli-Cawley JJ et al., Diabetes Care 2007 Apr; 30:817-22.
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Inflammatory Cytokines and the Metabolic Syndrome: Animal Clues
- July 17, 2006
- Steven Dubovsky, MD
- Psychiatry
New directions for studying a syndrome of relevance to psychiatric patients- Reviewing:
- Netea MG et al., Nat Med 2006 Jul; 12:650-6.
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Retinol-Binding Protein: A Molecule That Predicts Insulin Resistance and Type 2 Diabetes
- June 30, 2006
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
RBP4 level was a better predictor than were levels of adipokines, cytokines, or markers of inflammation.- Reviewing:
- Graham TE et al., N Engl J Med 2006 Jun 15; 354:2552-63.
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Could Antioxidant Therapy Improve Insulin Resistance?
- April 25, 2006
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
The scope of such therapy might not be limited to diabetes and metabolic syndrome.- Reviewing:
- Houstis N et al., Nature 2006 Apr 13; 440:944-8.
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Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Incident Heart Failure
- August 19, 2005
- JoAnne M. Foody, MD
- Cardiology
Obesity and heart failure (HF) are both growing epidemics. To explore the relation between them — specifically, the potential role of insulin resistance — researchers . . .- Reviewing:
- Ingelsson E et al., JAMA 2005 Jul 20; 294:334-41.
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Fast-Food Habit Linked with Weight Gain and Insulin Resistance
- February 11, 2005
- Beat J. Meyer, MD
- Cardiology
Dramatic, population-wide increases in obesity during the past decade and a growing prevalence of glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes portend a crisis in U.S. . . .- Reviewing:
- Pereira MA et al., Lancet 2005 Jan 1; 365:36-42. Astrup A., Lancet 2005 Jan 1; 365:4-5.
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The Fast-Food Track to Obesity and Insulin Resistance
- January 25, 2005
- Bruce Soloway, MD
- General Medicine
Obesity and glucose intolerance are increasing rapidly in the U.S., almost certainly because of changes in dietary and exercise patterns. To explore the role of . . .- Reviewing:
- Pereira MA et al., Lancet 2005 Jan 1; 365:36-42.
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PPAR-γ Inactivity in Muscle: Another Molecular Cause of Insulin Resistance
- January 23, 2004
- Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
- General Medicine
Insulin resistance is an important component of metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) and type 2 diabetes and is an unfortunate consequence of obesity. The molecules that . . .- Reviewing:
- Hevener AL et al., Nat Med 2003 Dec; 9:1491-7.
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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Linked with Insulin Resistance
- October 22, 2002
- Robert W. Rebar, MD
- General Medicine
Although 2% to 4% of reproductive-age couples experience recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL; 2 or more consecutive losses with the same partner), the cause is unknown . . .- Reviewing:
- Craig LB et al., Fertil Steril 2002 Sep; 78:487-90.
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Aspirin-Sensitive Pathway for Insulin Resistance Discovered
- September 14, 2001
- AL Komaroff
- General Medicine
For more than 100 years, it has been known that high doses of aspirin lower blood glucose concentrations. Investigators at Harvard and the University of . . .- Reviewing:
- Yuan M et al., Science 2001 Aug 31; 293:
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Yet Another Adipokine Molecule Linked to Insulin Resistance
- August 14, 2001
- AL Komaroff
- General Medicine
Since the discovery of leptin 7 years ago, it has become clear that adipocytes are not just inert bags of fat: They are endocrine organs, . . .- Reviewing:
- Yamauchi T et al., Nat Med 2001 Aug; 7:
941 946 . Berg AH et al., Nat Med 2001 Aug; 7:947 953 . Saltiel AR., Nat Med 2001 Aug; 7:887 888 .
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Male Pattern Baldness and Coronary Artery Disease -- A Link via Insulin Resistance?
- November 6, 2000
- JP Callen
- Dermatology
Early-onset androgenetic alopecia (before 35 years of age) has been associated with coronary artery disease. Based on their findings in a recent case-control study in . . .- Reviewing:
- Matilainen V et al., Lancet 2000 Sep 30; 356:
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Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Insulin Resistance in Nondiabetics
- December 3, 1999
- TL Schwenk
- General Medicine
Primary care physicians often find elevated serum transaminase levels in patients without diabetes or dyslipidemias. But, the clinical significance and appropriate evaluation of these patients . . .- Reviewing:
- Marchesini G et al., Am J Med 1999 Nov; 107:
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NEW INSIGHT INTO OBESITY-INDUCED INSULIN RESISTANCE.
- October 21, 1997
- AL Komaroff
- General Medicine
Obesity-induced insulin resistance is central to adult-onset diabetes mellitus, yet the mechanisms are not well understood. Past studies have found that the cytokine TNF-alfa blocks . . .- Reviewing:
- Uysal KT et al., Nature 1997 Oct 9; 389:
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Leptin, Obesity, and Insulin Resistance
- January 1, 1997
- KI Marton
- Psychiatry
Since the discovery of the obese (ob) gene and its protein product leptin, there has been a great deal of interest in the . . .- Reviewing:
- Zimmet P et al., BMJ 1996 Oct 19; 313:
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LEPTIN, OBESITY, AND INSULIN RESISTANCE.
- November 22, 1996
- KI Marton
- General Medicine
Since the discovery of the obese (ob) gene and its protein product leptin, there has been a great deal of interest in the relation between . . .- Reviewing:
- Zimmet P et al., BMJ 1996 Oct 19; 313:
965 969 .
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INSULIN RESISTANCE AND HYPERTENSION.
- August 17, 1993
- KIM
- General Medicine
Several studies have linked insulin resistance with hypertension, but whether the insulin resistance precedes or follows hypertension is unknown. Investigators in Ireland compared insulin resistance . . .- Reviewing:
- Beatty OL et al., BMJ 1993 Jul 10; 307:
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Metabolic Syndrome Linked with Brain Abnormalities in Adolescents
- October 10, 2012
- Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Adolescents with metabolic syndrome had lower cognitive performance and reductions in brain structural integrity compared with matched controls.- Reviewing:
- Yau PL et al., Pediatrics 2012 Oct; 130:e856.
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