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Women and men shown to have different risk factors for type 2 diabetes
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Women and men shown to have different risk factors for type 2 diabetes

by Karolinska Institutet (A) Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves of fasting IGFBP-2, adiponectin, IGFBP-1 and BMI in detecting T2D in women and men. Logistic regression models not adjusted for confounders. (B) Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves of fasting IGFBP-2, adiponectin and IGFBP-1 combined, as compared to BMI alone or included, in detecting T2D in women and men....

When it comes to preventing Alzheimer’s, women and men are not created equal
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When it comes to preventing Alzheimer’s, women and men are not created equal

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY IMAGE: RICHARD ISAACSON, M.D., DIRECTOR, ALZHEIMER’S PREVENTION CLINIC IN THE CENTER FOR BRAIN HEALTH AT FAU’S SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, MEASURES A PATIENT’S PERCENTAGE OF BODY FAT AND MUSCLE MASS OVER TIME TO EVALUATE RESPONSE TO THERAPIES AND HELP REFINE EXERCISE AND NUTRITION PLANS. CREDIT: FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY After increasing age, the...

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Scientists may have discovered why severe depression affects women and men differently

UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL Québec City, January 10, 2022 – A team of Université Laval scientists may have discovered why severe depression affects women and men differently, according to a study published today in Nature Communications. The researchers examined the brains of people with depression at the time of death and discovered alterations located in different parts of the...