Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in the elderly is an epidemic that has major impact on global health. Thus this experimental study aimed to compare the response of microRNA-133a (miR-133a) in different tissues and of Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) in bone marrow tissue following resistance and endurance training in old rats with high-fat diet and streptozotocin (HFD/STZ)-induced ...

BACKGROUND  Bandaging plays an important role in the treatment of lymphoedema. OBJECTIVE To investigate efficacy and safety of the 3M™ Coban™ 2 compression system (Coban 2 system) with different application frequencies in comparison to short-stretch bandaging. METHODS A multicentre, randomized, prospective study was performed with 82 patients suffering from arm or leg lymphoedema stage II o...

We investigated the effects of a 5-h sleep restriction for 7 d on subjective sleepiness in an ambulatory condition by comparing them with baseline conditions consisting of an 8-h sleep for 7 consecutive days. Subjects were 13 healthy male students (mean age 21.1 yr). Each subject was required to get 8 h of sleep (baseline, from 2300 to 0700) for 7 d, and 5 h of sleep (sleep restriction, from 01...

OBJECTIVE To determine the association between alcohol drinking patterns and risk of coronary heart disease in women and men. DESIGN Population based cohort study. SETTING Denmark, 1993-2002. PARTICIPANTS 28 448 women and 25 052 men aged 50-65 years, who were free of cardiovascular disease at entry to the study. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incidence of coronary heart disease occurring during ...

In the present work, the effect of milk supplementation on viability of yogurt bacteria (Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus) and probiotic bacteria (Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacteria) was studied during yogurt manufacture and thirty three days storage. Incubation time to reach pH value of 4.5 was greatly affected by the addition of casein fract...