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Latinos with Diabetes: How do Social, Psychological, and Cultural Factors Affect Health Outcomes?
(2017-05-05)
Diabetes has become one of the most common, costly, and preventable health problems diagnosed among all Americans (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2015a). Twenty-nine million individuals (9.3% of the population) have ...
Dysregulated Calcium Signaling in Cardiomyocytes from Diabetic Atrial Fibrillation to Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiac Hypertrophy
(2020-08-13)
Ca2+ is a vital second messenger in cardiomyocytes and controls excitation-contraction coupling. It also regulates cell cycle, apoptosis, hypertrophy and downstream gene transcription in the heart remodeling. Calcium ...
DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE THERANOSTIC PLATFORMS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
(2019-08-12)
Modern technologies have been successfully identifying patient’s disease-related genetic information and developing effective drugs continuously. The discovery of molecular biomarkers paves new roads for potential ...
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CAFFEINE INTAKE AND CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION EXAMINATION SURVEY (NHANES) 1999-2014 DATABASE
(2020-12-09)
Sixty-four percent of adults in America drink coffee daily and 71% of caffeine intake comes from coffee in the United States (US) diet. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one cause of death in the US. The purpose ...
SEX DIFFERENCES AND VASCULAR MECHANISMS OF ELEVATED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK IN NON-HISPANIC BLACK INDIVIDUALS
(2021-08-05)
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), including hypertension, disproportionately affect the non-Hispanic black (BL) population in the United States. Despite being an inherently multifactorial process, altered vascular function ...
Quantification of Dynamic Changes of Hemodynamic and Metabolic Responses to Brachial Artery Occlusion: A Broadband Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study
(2024-01-10)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in the United States, and non-Hispanic African Americans are at higher risk than other racial and ethnic groups. Endothelial dysfunction is a major contributor to ...