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Vulnerable populations: A special CMAJ focus Canada s major medical journal, CMAJ, will champion the health of vulnerable populations with a special focus on groups that experience adverse health outcomes because of poverty, isolation, discrimination and other factors. By choosing vulnerable populations as a CMAJ area of focus, we renew our commitment to using our platform to advocate on behalf of Canadians who are vulnerable to poor health ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Cutting carbon emissions sooner could save 153 million lives DURHAM, N.C. -- As many as 153 million premature deaths linked to air pollution could be avoided worldwide this century if governments speed up their timetable for reducing fossil fuel emissions, a new Duke University-led study finds. The study is the first to project the number of lives that could be saved, city by city, in 154 of the world s largest urban areas if nations agree to reduce carbon ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Suicide risk for youth sharply higher in the months after self-harm New York, NY March 19, 2018 --A study led by Columbia University Irving Medical Center CUIMC revealed that young Americans had a sharply higher risk of suicide in the months after surviving a deliberate self-harm attempt. The authors say the findings, published online today in Pediatrics , underscore the need to direct clinical interventions toward youth who survive such attempts during this criti ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Fasting diets reduce important risk factor for cardiovascular disease Intermittent energy restriction diets such as the 5 2 diet clears fat from the blood quicker after eating meals compared with daily calorie restriction diets, reducing an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey examined the impact of the 5 2 diet on the body ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Women with food insecurity less likely to breastfeed: U of T study Researchers from the University of Toronto have shown that women who struggle to afford food are less able to sustain breastfeeding than those who are food-secure -- even though women in both groups start the practice at about the same rate. Two months after giving birth, half the food insecure women had stopped breastfeeding exclusively, whereas most food secure women continued for four months or ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Race, pre-pregnancy BMI may help predict maternal weight gain CHICAGO--Race and pre-pregnancy body mass index BMI both affect leptin and adiponectin levels, and leptin levels in mid-pregnancy may be an important predictor of weight gain during pregnancy, new research suggests. The results will be presented on in a poster on Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. Gaining too much or too little weight ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Breastfeeding may protect high-birthweight infants from childhood obesity CHICAGO--Breastfeeding may protect high-birthweight infants from having overweight or obesity as children, new research from South Korea suggests. The results will be presented in a poster on Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. High birthweight is associated with overweight or obesity during early childhood. Among high-birthweight infan ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Overeating during breastfeeding may affect the health of offspring CHICAGO--Mothers who overeat during the period when they are breastfeeding may have children who are at increased risk of becoming obese and going through early puberty, a new study of mice suggests. Early puberty may lead to increased risk of diabetes or reproductive problems later in life, according to the research, which will be presented Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society s 1 ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
In children with obesity, impulsivity may be linked with greater weight loss w... CHICAGO--Children with obesity may be more impulsive than those with normal weight, but during family-based behavioral treatment FBT , the more impulsive of children with obesity may lose more weight, a new study suggests. The results of the study will be presented in a poster on Sunday, March 18, at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. FBT aims to change p ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Study finds changes in intestines leads to reversal of diabetes after weight-l... CHICAGO--A new study helps explain changes in the intestines that may be responsible for the reversal of diabetes in people who undergo a type of bariatric surgery known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery RYGB . The research will be presented Sunday, March 18, at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society s 100th annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. Bariatric surgery is the most effective option for obesity and ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Diabetes medicine reduces liver fat in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease CHICAGO--In people with type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD is common and can progress to a severe liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis NASH . Now a study has found that empagliflozin, a newer treatment for type 2 diabetes, reduces liver fat in patients with NAFLD and diabetes. Results of the randomized controlled study, called the E-LIFT Trial, will be presented ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19
Hormone imbalance may explain higher diabetes rates in sleep-deprived men CHICAGO--Studies have found an association between insufficient sleep and the development of insulin resistance, one of the factors that cause type 2 diabetes, and now researchers have discovered a biological reason for this relationship, at least in men an imbalance between their testosterone and cortisol hormones. The study results will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society s 1 ... EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Vulnerable populations: A special CMAJ focus

Canada s major medical journal, CMAJ, will champion the health of vulnerable populations with a special focus on groups that experience adverse health outcomes because of poverty, isolation, discrimination and other factors. By choosing vulnerable populations as a CMAJ area of focus, we renew our commitment to using our platform to advocate on behalf of Canadians who are vulnerable to poor health ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Cutting carbon emissions sooner could save 153 million lives

DURHAM, N.C. -- As many as 153 million premature deaths linked to air pollution could be avoided worldwide this century if governments speed up their timetable for reducing fossil fuel emissions, a new Duke University-led study finds. The study is the first to project the number of lives that could be saved, city by city, in 154 of the world s largest urban areas if nations agree to reduce carbon ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Suicide risk for youth sharply higher in the months after self-harm

New York, NY March 19, 2018 --A study led by Columbia University Irving Medical Center CUIMC revealed that young Americans had a sharply higher risk of suicide in the months after surviving a deliberate self-harm attempt. The authors say the findings, published online today in Pediatrics , underscore the need to direct clinical interventions toward youth who survive such attempts during this criti ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Fasting diets reduce important risk factor for cardiovascular disease

Intermittent energy restriction diets such as the 5 2 diet clears fat from the blood quicker after eating meals compared with daily calorie restriction diets, reducing an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, a new study in the British Journal of Nutrition reports. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the University of Surrey examined the impact of the 5 2 diet on the body ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Women with food insecurity less likely to breastfeed: U of T study

Researchers from the University of Toronto have shown that women who struggle to afford food are less able to sustain breastfeeding than those who are food-secure -- even though women in both groups start the practice at about the same rate. Two months after giving birth, half the food insecure women had stopped breastfeeding exclusively, whereas most food secure women continued for four months or ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Race, pre-pregnancy BMI may help predict maternal weight gain

CHICAGO--Race and pre-pregnancy body mass index BMI both affect leptin and adiponectin levels, and leptin levels in mid-pregnancy may be an important predictor of weight gain during pregnancy, new research suggests. The results will be presented on in a poster on Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. Gaining too much or too little weight ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Breastfeeding may protect high-birthweight infants from childhood obesity

CHICAGO--Breastfeeding may protect high-birthweight infants from having overweight or obesity as children, new research from South Korea suggests. The results will be presented in a poster on Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. High birthweight is associated with overweight or obesity during early childhood. Among high-birthweight infan ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Overeating during breastfeeding may affect the health of offspring

CHICAGO--Mothers who overeat during the period when they are breastfeeding may have children who are at increased risk of becoming obese and going through early puberty, a new study of mice suggests. Early puberty may lead to increased risk of diabetes or reproductive problems later in life, according to the research, which will be presented Sunday, March 18 at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society s 1 ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

In children with obesity, impulsivity may be linked with greater weight loss w...

CHICAGO--Children with obesity may be more impulsive than those with normal weight, but during family-based behavioral treatment FBT , the more impulsive of children with obesity may lose more weight, a new study suggests. The results of the study will be presented in a poster on Sunday, March 18, at ENDO 2018, the 100th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Chicago, Ill. FBT aims to change p ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Study finds changes in intestines leads to reversal of diabetes after weight-l...

CHICAGO--A new study helps explain changes in the intestines that may be responsible for the reversal of diabetes in people who undergo a type of bariatric surgery known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery RYGB . The research will be presented Sunday, March 18, at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society s 100th annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. Bariatric surgery is the most effective option for obesity and ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Diabetes medicine reduces liver fat in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

CHICAGO--In people with type 2 diabetes, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease NAFLD is common and can progress to a severe liver disease known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis NASH . Now a study has found that empagliflozin, a newer treatment for type 2 diabetes, reduces liver fat in patients with NAFLD and diabetes. Results of the randomized controlled study, called the E-LIFT Trial, will be presented ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19

Hormone imbalance may explain higher diabetes rates in sleep-deprived men

CHICAGO--Studies have found an association between insufficient sleep and the development of insulin resistance, one of the factors that cause type 2 diabetes, and now researchers have discovered a biological reason for this relationship, at least in men an imbalance between their testosterone and cortisol hormones. The study results will be presented Sunday at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society s 1 ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Mar 19