1. Lap band gastric bypass surgery improves insulin resistance
(Imported/Imported)

... were taken to evaluate metabolic risk biomarkers, including blood lipids, insulin, glucose, cardiac C-reactive protein (CRP), fatty acids, homocysteine, hemoglobin A1 (HbA1c), ApoA1, and ApoB. Resting ...

2. Genetic differences point to ethnic and racial disparities in colorectal cancer risk
(Imported/Imported)

... of homocysteine,a chemical byproduct that is toxic to cells. The CC version of MTHFR is considered the wild type - the version most common in the population as a whole - and the CT or TT alleles carry ...

3. Plasma folate concentration linked to cognitive performance
(Imported/Imported)

Results of a new study suggest an association between higher plasma folate concentrations and better cognitive performance, regardless of homocysteine concentration. As reported in the September issue ...

4. Silent cerebral infarcts apparent on MRI in early middle age
(Communities/MRI)

... with Framingham Stroke Risk Profile score (OR 1.27 per 1 SD increase), hypertension (OR 1.56), elevated plasma homocysteine level in the highest quartile (OR 2.23), atrial fibrillation (OR 2.16), carotid ...

5. High homocysteine and low vitamin B tied to hip fracture risk
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

Elevated homocysteine is a strong risk factor for osteoporotic fractures in the elderly, and may not simply be a marker of lack of vitamin B, researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology ...

6. Risk of stroke expected to decrease with screening guidelines
(Imported/Imported)

... vertigo or tinnitus; and patients with family history of vascular diseases and hyperhomocysteinemia. ...

7. Folate, homocysteine levels linked to lower colorectal adenoma recurrence risk
(Imported/Imported)

Higher levels of plasma folate or lower levels of homocysteine are associated with lower odds of colorectal adenoma recurrence among non-users of multivitamins, results of two studies published in the ...

8. Newer oral contraceptives alter inflammatory status of young women
(Imported/Imported)

... further, Dr. Cauci's team measured levels of high-sensitivity CRP, homocysteine and lipids in 77 users of third-generation oral contraceptives and 200 women of similar age who did not use oral contraceptives. ...

9. Plasma amyloid-beta protein, CRP influence Alzheimer's progression
(Imported/Imported)

...  Measures of folic acid metabolism (folic acid, vitamin B12, and homocysteine) were not associated with changes in cognition or function, the clinicians report in the June issue of Archives of Neurology. ...

10. Ten per cent of healthy people in study had injury from 'silent strokes'
(Imported/Imported)

... and elevated levels of blood homocysteine, a sulfur-containing amino acid found in the blood, were other risk factors commonly associated with stroke that also raised participants' chances of having SCI. ...

11. Increased homocysteine levels linked to subsequent lacunar infarcts
(Imported/Imported)

Total homocysteine in middle-aged women is a risk factor for the occurrence of lacunar infarcts later in life, according to a report.Total homocysteine in middle-aged women is a risk factor for the occurrence ...

12. Silent cerebral infarcts apparent on MRI in early middle age
(Communities/MRI)

... Stroke Risk Profile,elevated plasma homocysteine,hypertension,Dr. Seshadri's,ethnic groups]  ...

13. High homocysteine and low vitamin B tied to hip fracture risk
(Radiology News/Radiology Articles)

Tags: [homocysteine,osteoporosis,fractures,elderly,vitamin B]  ...

14. Folate, homocysteine levels linked to lower colorectal adenoma recurrence risk
(Imported/Imported)

Tags: [Folate,,homocysteine,levels,linked,to,lower,colorectal,adenoma,recurrence,risk]  ...

15. Increased homocysteine levels linked to subsequent lacunar infarcts
(Imported/Imported)

Tags: [homocysteine, lacunar infarcts, stroke, risk factor]  ...