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- November 12, 2010
- 07:00 AM
- 482 views
Faith or Fiction?
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Arguably, one of the greatest scenes in all of movie history is the parting of the Red Sea by Moses played by Charlton Heston in the blockbuster epic The Ten Commandments. (The awe inspired by the portrayal of the miracle during the Israelites’s exodus from Egypt is matched only by the awe that movie special [...]... Read more »
Drews C, & Han W. (2010) Dynamics of wind setdown at Suez and the Eastern Nile Delta. PloS one, 5(8). PMID: 20827299
Flannelly KJ, Galek K, Kytle J, & Silton NR. (2010) Religion in America--1972-2006: religious affiliation, attendance, and strength of faith. Psychological reports, 106(3), 875-90. PMID: 20712176
- November 9, 2010
- 07:00 AM
- 436 views
Narcissism in High-Functioning Individuals – Big Ego or Severe Disorder?
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Love seeketh only Self to please, To bind another to its delight, Joys in another’s loss of ease, And builds a Hell in Heaven’s despite. – William Blake from “The Clod and the Pebble” Though Blake showed an intuition of the evils of pathological narcissism in the quoted verses, there are certain personality disorders that [...]... Read more »
Kay J. (2008) Toward a clinically more useful model for diagnosing narcissistic personality disorder. The American journal of psychiatry, 165(11), 1379-82. PMID: 18981068
MILLER, J., CAMPBELL, W., & PILKONIS, P. (2007) Narcissistic personality disorder: relations with distress and functional impairment. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 48(2), 170-177. DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2006.10.003
Ronningstam, E. (2010) Narcissistic Personality Disorder: A Current Review. Current Psychiatry Reports, 12(1), 68-75. DOI: 10.1007/s11920-009-0084-z
Solan, R. (1998) Narcissistic Fragility in the Process of Befriending the Unfamiliar. The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 58(2), 163-186. DOI: 10.1023/A:1022112416259
Russ, E., Shedler, J., Bradley, R., & Westen, D. (2008) Refining the Construct of Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Diagnostic Criteria and Subtypes. American Journal of Psychiatry, 165(11), 1473-1481. DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.07030376
- November 6, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 326 views
Daytime Napping Improves Memory
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Napping sounds like just the thing for babies and elderly, but even healthy adults can rely on a daytime snooze to improve memory. A recent study suggests that napping not only strengthens memory but also reorganizes memory and links information together to form memory networks for an easy retrieval later.... Read more »
Ficca, G., Axelsson, J., Mollicone, D., Muto, V., & Vitiello, M. (2010) Naps, cognition and performance. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 14(4), 249-258. DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.09.005
Lau, H., Tucker, M., & Fishbein, W. (2010) Daytime napping: Effects on human direct associative and relational memory. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 93(4), 554-560. DOI: 10.1016/j.nlm.2010.02.003
MOLLICONE, D., VANDONGEN, H., & DINGES, D. (2007) Optimizing sleep/wake schedules in space: Sleep during chronic nocturnal sleep restriction with and without diurnal naps. Acta Astronautica, 60(4-7), 354-361. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2006.09.022
- November 3, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 561 views
The Psychology of Poker
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
You are playing poker with a stranger whose betting and bluffing strategies are unknown to you. How do you decide if he is bluffing? Research shows that first impression of opponents’ trustworthiness influences your decision. You fold more often playing against trustworthy-looking opponents than against untrustworthy or poker-faced opponents. ... Read more »
Schlicht, E., Shimojo, S., Camerer, C., Battaglia, P., & Nakayama, K. (2010) Human Wagering Behavior Depends on Opponents' Faces. PLoS ONE, 5(7). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011663
Oosterhof, N., & Todorov, A. (2008) The functional basis of face evaluation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(32), 11087-11092. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0805664105
- October 31, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 373 views
The Art of Medicine
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
The health care system and its practitioners are under increasing pressure to provide efficient, effective, and consistent care to patients. Patients want to be treated as an individual, not a case number; insurance companies want to pay the least amount of money possible for services; and physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other practitioners want to provide [...]... Read more »
Castledine G. (2010) Creative nursing: art or science?. British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing), 19(14), 937. PMID: 20647990
Fasnacht PH. (2003) Creativity: a refinement of the concept for nursing practice. Journal of advanced nursing, 41(2), 195-202. PMID: 12519279
Gauderer MW. (2009) Creativity and the surgeon. Journal of pediatric surgery, 44(1), 13-20. PMID: 19159713
LoFaso VM, Breckman R, Capello CF, Demopoulos B, & Adelman RD. (2010) Combining the creative arts and the house call to teach medical students about chronic illness care. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 58(2), 346-51. PMID: 20374408
Malterud K. (2001) The art and science of clinical knowledge: evidence beyond measures and numbers. Lancet, 358(9279), 397-400. PMID: 11502338
Naghshineh, S., Hafler, J., Miller, A., Blanco, M., Lipsitz, S., Dubroff, R., Khoshbin, S., & Katz, J. (2008) Formal Art Observation Training Improves Medical Students’ Visual Diagnostic Skills. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 23(7), 991-997. DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0667-0
Shaywitz, D., & Ausiello, D. (2004) Preserving Creativity in Medicine. PLoS Medicine, 1(3). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0010034
- October 28, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 942 views
Maternal Weight Gain Puts Child at Risk
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Many mothers-to-be relish the idea of 9 months of eating for two and giving in to cravings of pickles and ice cream. But, a new study indicates that women who gain excessive weight during pregnancy are more likely to have heavier babies, and these children may grow up with long-term adverse health consequences. The authors [...]... Read more »
Crane JM, White J, Murphy P, Burrage L, & Hutchens D. (2009) The effect of gestational weight gain by body mass index on maternal and neonatal outcomes. Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC , 31(1), 28-35. PMID: 19208280
Dietz PM, Callaghan WM, & Sharma AJ. (2009) High pregnancy weight gain and risk of excessive fetal growth. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 201(1), 510-6. PMID: 19576373
Ludwig DS, & Currie J. (2010) The association between pregnancy weight gain and birthweight: a within-family comparison. Lancet, 376(9745), 984-90. PMID: 20691469
Luke B, Hediger ML, & Scholl TO. (1996) Point of diminishing returns: when does gestational weight gain cease benefiting birthweight and begin adding to maternal obesity?. The Journal of maternal-fetal medicine, 5(4), 168-73. PMID: 8796789
Olson CM. (2008) Achieving a healthy weight gain during pregnancy. Annual review of nutrition, 411-23. PMID: 18422452
Rode L, Hegaard HK, Kjaergaard H, Møller LF, Tabor A, & Ottesen B. (2007) Association between maternal weight gain and birth weight. Obstetrics and gynecology, 109(6), 1309-15. PMID: 17540802
Siega-Riz AM, Viswanathan M, Moos MK, Deierlein A, Mumford S, Knaack J, Thieda P, Lux LJ, & Lohr KN. (2009) A systematic review of outcomes of maternal weight gain according to the Institute of Medicine recommendations: birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 201(4), 3390-14. PMID: 19788965
Viswanathan M, Siega-Riz AM, Moos MK, Deierlein A, Mumford S, Knaack J, Thieda P, Lux LJ, & Lohr KN. (2008) Outcomes of maternal weight gain. Evidence report/technology assessment, 1-223. PMID: 18620471
- October 25, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 416 views
Free Will is NOT An Illusion
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Many scientists think that free-will is an illusion. That is, intentions, choices, and decisions are made by subconscious mind, which only lets the conscious mind know what was willed after the fact. This argument was promoted long ago by scholars like Darwin, Huxley, and Einstein. Many modern scientists also hold that position and have even [...]... Read more »
Klemm, W. (2010) Free will debates: Simple experiments are not so simple. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 6(-1), 47-65. DOI: 10.2478/v10053-008-0076-2
- October 22, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 347 views
The Personality of Chronic Fatigue
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Studies suggest that chronic fatigue may not only have the power to change a person’s personality but that certain personality traits may also put a person at higher risk of developing chronic fatigue. One recent study, in particular, examined the personalities of both people diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and victims of medically unexplainable chronic [...]... Read more »
Buckley L, MacHale SM, Cavanagh JT, Sharpe M, Deary IJ, & Lawrie SM. (1999) Personality dimensions in chronic fatigue syndrome and depression. Journal of psychosomatic research, 46(4), 395-400. PMID: 10340240
Johnson SK, DeLuca J, & Natelson BH. (1996) Personality dimensions in the chronic fatigue syndrome: a comparison with multiple sclerosis and depression. Journal of psychiatric research, 30(1), 9-20. PMID: 8736462
Kato K, Sullivan PF, Evengård B, & Pedersen NL. (2006) Premorbid predictors of chronic fatigue. Archives of general psychiatry, 63(11), 1267-72. PMID: 17088507
Magnusson AE, Nias DK, & White PD. (1996) Is perfectionism associated with fatigue?. Journal of psychosomatic research, 41(4), 377-83. PMID: 8971668
Pepper CM, Krupp LB, Friedberg F, Doscher C, & Coyle PK. (1993) A comparison of neuropsychiatric characteristics in chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, and major depression. The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 5(2), 200-5. PMID: 8508039
Taillefer SS, Kirmayer LJ, Robbins JM, & Lasry JC. (2003) Correlates of illness worry in chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of psychosomatic research, 54(4), 331-7. PMID: 12670610
White C, & Schweitzer R. (2000) The role of personality in the development and perpetuation of chronic fatigue syndrome. Journal of psychosomatic research, 48(6), 515-24. PMID: 11033370
- October 19, 2010
- 11:52 PM
- 405 views
How Prozac works
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
The tightly regulated balance between secretion and removal of neurotransmitters is not functioning properly in certain mental conditions like bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, and depression. Neurotransmitters are signaling molecules used to transmit messages between neurons (nerve cells) in the brain. Serotonin is one of the neurotransmitters affected in depression and similar disorders. The most common class of [...]... Read more »
Baudry A, Mouillet-Richard S, Schneider B, Launay JM, & Kellermann O. (2010) miR-16 targets the serotonin transporter: a new facet for adaptive responses to antidepressants. Science (New York, N.Y.), 329(5998), 1537-41. PMID: 20847275
- October 16, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 393 views
Instant Antidepressants on the Horizon
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Depression and similar mental disorders like bi-polar disorder, anxiety, and obsessive–compulsive disorder are associated with imbalances in neurotransmitters in the brain. Neurotransmitters are signaling molecules exchanged between neurons (nerve cells) for communication purposes. One of these neurotransmitters is serotonin, and drugs that increase serotonin levels in the brain are the most widely used treatments for [...]... Read more »
Talbot JN, Jutkiewicz EM, Graves SM, Clemans CF, Nicol MR, Mortensen RM, Huang X, Neubig RR, & Traynor JR. (2010) RGS inhibition at G(alpha)i2 selectively potentiates 5-HT1A-mediated antidepressant effects. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(24), 11086-91. PMID: 20534514
- October 13, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 642 views
Omega-3s and Depression – Treatment Miracle or Fishy Connection?
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
A new study investigating the effects of fish oil on depression has helped cement omega-3 fats as one of the most effective natural approaches to depression. A new research study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry was one of the first to put fish oil’s potential depression-battling benefits through the rigor of a randomized [...]... Read more »
Lespérance F, Frasure-Smith N, St-André E, Turecki G, Lespérance P, & Wisniewski SR. (2010) The efficacy of omega-3 supplementation for major depression: a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of clinical psychiatry. PMID: 20584525
Hakkarainen R, Partonen T, Haukka J, Virtamo J, Albanes D, & Lönnqvist J. (2004) Is low dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids associated with depression?. The American journal of psychiatry, 161(3), 567-9. PMID: 14992986
Logan AC. (2004) Omega-3 fatty acids and major depression: a primer for the mental health professional. Lipids in health and disease, 25. PMID: 15535884
- October 10, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 363 views
Translational Neuroscience – Untapped Potential for Education and Policy
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Recent decades have seen extraordinary advances in the fields of neuroscience, molecular biology, genetics, psychology, and cognitive science. In particular, the National Institutes of Health called the last 10 years of the 20th century the “Decade of the Brain.” Aside from the scientific advances made during that time, government agencies, foundations, and professional organizations put [...]... Read more »
Carew TJ, & Magsamen SH. (2010) Neuroscience and education: an ideal partnership for producing evidence-based solutions to Guide 21(st) Century Learning. Neuron, 67(5), 685-8. PMID: 20826300
Shonkoff JP, & Levitt P. (2010) Neuroscience and the future of early childhood policy: moving from why to what and how. Neuron, 67(5), 689-91. PMID: 20826301
- October 7, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 1,169 views
Physical Strength Predicts Mortality
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Aging gracefully is a challenge for all who are fortunate enough to be given the privilege of growing old. If there was a secret to staying strong and avoiding death as long as possible, someone would have surely discovered it by now. While the secret to successful aging might still elude researchers, new evidence suggests [...]... Read more »
Ensrud KE, Ewing SK, Cawthon PM, Fink HA, Taylor BC, Cauley JA, Dam TT, Marshall LM, Orwoll ES, Cummings SR.... (2009) A comparison of frailty indexes for the prediction of falls, disability, fractures, and mortality in older men. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57(3), 492-8. PMID: 19245414
Cooper R, Kuh D, Cooper C, Gale CR, Lawlor DA, Matthews F, Hardy R, & the FALCon and HALCyon Study Teams. (2010) Objective measures of physical capability and subsequent health: a systematic review. Age and ageing. PMID: 20843964
Cooper R, Kuh D, Hardy R, Mortality Review Group, & FALCon and HALCyon study teams. (2010) Objectively measured physical capability levels and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). PMID: 20829298
Fried LP, Tangen CM, Walston J, Newman AB, Hirsch C, Gottdiener J, Seeman T, Tracy R, Kop WJ, Burke G.... (2001) Frailty in older adults: evidence for a phenotype. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 56(3). PMID: 11253156
Kuh D, Cooper R, Hardy R, Guralnik J, Richards M, & Musculoskeletal Study Team. (2009) Lifetime cognitive performance is associated with midlife physical performance in a prospective national birth cohort study. Psychosomatic medicine, 71(1), 38-48. PMID: 19124616
Kuh D, Hardy R, Butterworth S, Okell L, Richards M, Wadsworth M, Cooper C, & Sayer AA. (2006) Developmental origins of midlife physical performance: evidence from a British birth cohort. American journal of epidemiology, 164(2), 110-21. PMID: 16757569
Kuh D, Hardy R, Butterworth S, Okell L, Wadsworth M, Cooper C, & Aihie Sayer A. (2006) Developmental origins of midlife grip strength: findings from a birth cohort study. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 61(7), 702-6. PMID: 16870632
Topinková E. (2008) Aging, disability and frailty. Annals of nutrition , 6-11. PMID: 18382070
- October 4, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 759 views
Can a Tan Stave Off Dementia? Vitamin D and Cognitive Decline
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
With Alzheimer’s disease affecting 5 million Americans — a rate that the Alzheimer’s Association warns is ballooning — public health experts are scrambling for cost-effective ways to combat this deadly disease. While Alzheimer’s medications remain expensive and largely ineffective in preventing or halting disease progression, an unexpected potential weapon has recently emerged. Research published in [...]... Read more »
Alzheimer's Association. (2010) 2010 Alzheimer's disease facts and figures. Alzheimer's , 6(2), 158-94. PMID: 20298981
Llewellyn DJ, Lang IA, Langa KM, Muniz-Terrera G, Phillips CL, Cherubini A, Ferrucci L, & Melzer D. (2010) Vitamin D and risk of cognitive decline in elderly persons. Archives of internal medicine, 170(13), 1135-41. PMID: 20625021
Wilkins CH, Sheline YI, Roe CM, Birge SJ, & Morris JC. (2006) Vitamin D deficiency is associated with low mood and worse cognitive performance in older adults. The American journal of geriatric psychiatry : official journal of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, 14(12), 1032-40. PMID: 17138809
- September 28, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 827 views
Virtual Therapy – Wave of the Future?
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Depression is a mood disorder characterized by the absence of a positive effect, low mood, and various associated emotional, physical, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms. Associated symptoms include sadness, pessimism, loss of interest, changes in sleep, decreased appetite, and decreased motivation. New technology has allowed depression to now be treated by way of computer. European countries [...]... Read more »
DeRubeis, R., Siegle, G., & Hollon, S. (2008) Cognitive therapy versus medication for depression: treatment outcomes and neural mechanisms. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 9(10), 788-796. DOI: 10.1038/nrn2345
Green, K., & Iverson, K. (2009) Computerized cognitive-behavioral therapy in a stepped care model of treatment. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 40(1), 96-103. DOI: 10.1037/a0012847
Marks IM, Cavanagh K, & Gega L. (2007) Computer-aided psychotherapy: revolution or bubble?. The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 471-3. PMID: 18055948
Moussavi, S., Chatterji, S., Verdes, E., Tandon, A., Patel, V., & Ustun, B. (2007) Depression, chronic diseases, and decrements in health: results from the World Health Surveys. The Lancet, 370(9590), 851-858. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61415-9
Bates B, Choi JY, Duncan PW, Glasberg JJ, Graham GD, Katz RC, Lamberty K, Reker D, Zorowitz R, US Department of Defense.... (2005) Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Adult Stroke Rehabilitation Care: executive summary. Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation, 36(9), 2049-56. PMID: 16120847
- September 25, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 615 views
The Price of Happiness
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Much research has focused on what makes people happy, but there are no definitive conclusions. For ages, adages that money does not equal happiness have been repeated by philosophers, religious leaders, and cultural icons. Now, a new study debunks that myth. An analysis of income and happiness in the United States reveals that a salary [...]... Read more »
Barger SD, Donoho CJ, & Wayment HA. (2009) The relative contributions of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, health, and social relationships to life satisfaction in the United States. Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 18(2), 179-89. PMID: 19082871
Deaton, A. (2008) Income, Health, and Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22(2), 53-72. DOI: 10.1257/jep.22.2.53
Hagerty MR. (2000) Social comparisons of income in one's community: evidence from national surveys of income and happiness. Journal of personality and social psychology, 78(4), 764-71. PMID: 10794379
Kahneman, D., & Deaton, A. (2010) High income improves evaluation of life but not emotional well-being. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1011492107
- September 22, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 892 views
Shock Therapy – A Thing of the Past or the Only Way Out?
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
When most people think of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the first thing that comes to mind may be a scene in the 1975 film “One flew over the Cuckoo’s nest,” where Jack Nicholson undergoes the treatment, in a way more akin to torture than medical care. There are people holding him down, he is not under [...]... Read more »
Breggin, P. (2007) ECT Damages the Brain: Disturbing News for Patients and Shock Doctors Alike. Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry, 9(2), 83-86. DOI: 10.1891/152315007782021196
Coentre R, Barrocas D, Chendo I, Abreu M, Levy P, Maltez J, & Figueira ML. (2009) [Electroconvulsive therapy: myths and evidences]. Acta medica portuguesa, 22(3), 275-80. PMID: 19686628
- September 19, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 1,257 views
Fear-Reducing Drugs – An Emerging Science?
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
A new animal study reveals that a brain protein can reduce the expression of fear when infused into specific parts of the brain involved in behavioral responses to fear-inducing stimuli. The findings have important implications for the possible development of new drug therapies that can mimic these effects in humans with anxiety disorders or post-traumatic [...]... Read more »
Alleva E, & Francia N. (2009) Psychiatric vulnerability: suggestions from animal models and role of neurotrophins. Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews, 33(4), 525-36. PMID: 18824030
Montag C, Basten U, Stelzel C, Fiebach CJ, & Reuter M. (2010) The BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and anxiety: Support for animal knock-in studies from a genetic association study in humans. Psychiatry research, 179(1), 86-90. PMID: 20478625
Peters J, Dieppa-Perea LM, Melendez LM, & Quirk GJ. (2010) Induction of fear extinction with hippocampal-infralimbic BDNF. Science (New York, N.Y.), 328(5983), 1288-90. PMID: 20522777
Soliman F, Glatt CE, Bath KG, Levita L, Jones RM, Pattwell SS, Jing D, Tottenham N, Amso D, Somerville LH.... (2010) A genetic variant BDNF polymorphism alters extinction learning in both mouse and human. Science (New York, N.Y.), 327(5967), 863-6. PMID: 20075215
- September 16, 2010
- 11:12 AM
- 560 views
Born to be Lazy
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
Physical activity is recommended as part of every healthy lifestyle in order to maintain appropriate body weight and composition and to prevent a myriad of diseases. Now, researchers suggest that genetics plays a role in how much voluntary physical activity one is likely to engage in. Predispositions to active, athletic lifestyles are passed on from [...]... Read more »
Garland T Jr, Kelly SA, Malisch JL, Kolb EM, Hannon RM, Keeney BK, Van Cleave SL, & Middleton KM. (2010) How to run far: multiple solutions and sex-specific responses to selective breeding for high voluntary activity levels. Proceedings. Biological sciences / The Royal Society. PMID: 20810439
Houle-Leroy P, Garland T Jr, Swallow JG, & Guderley H. (2000) Effects of voluntary activity and genetic selection on muscle metabolic capacities in house mice Mus domesticus. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 89(4), 1608-16. PMID: 11007602
Knab AM, & Lightfoot JT. (2010) Does the difference between physically active and couch potato lie in the dopamine system?. International journal of biological sciences, 6(2), 133-50. PMID: 20224735
Koteja P, Garland T Jr, Sax JK, Swallow JG, & Carter PA. (1999) Behaviour of house mice artificially selected for high levels of voluntary wheel running. Animal behaviour, 58(6), 1307-1318. PMID: 10600154
Li, S., Zhao, J., Luan, J., Ekelund, U., Luben, R., Khaw, K., Wareham, N., & Loos, R. (2010) Physical Activity Attenuates the Genetic Predisposition to Obesity in 20,000 Men and Women from EPIC-Norfolk Prospective Population Study. PLoS Medicine, 7(8). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000332
Rezende EL, Kelly SA, Gomes FR, Chappell MA, & Garland T Jr. (2006) Effects of size, sex, and voluntary running speeds on costs of locomotion in lines of laboratory mice selectively bred for high wheel-running activity. Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ, 79(1), 83-99. PMID: 16380930
Swallow JG, Koteja P, Carter PA, & Garland T Jr. (2001) Food consumption and body composition in mice selected for high wheel-running activity. Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology, 171(8), 651-9. PMID: 11765974
- September 12, 2010
- 08:00 AM
- 1,209 views
A Little Education Goes a Long Way
by Shaheen Lakhan in Brain Blogger
The burden of type 2 diabetes is staggering. Close to 20 million people in the United States are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and total costs related to diabetes are creeping toward $200 billion annually. Programs to prevent and treat diabetes are numerous, but the effectiveness of various types of programs and modes of education [...]... Read more »
American Diabetes Association. (2008) Economic costs of diabetes in the U.S. In 2007. Diabetes care, 31(3), 596-615. PMID: 18308683
Davies MJ, Heller S, Skinner TC, Campbell MJ, Carey ME, Cradock S, Dallosso HM, Daly H, Doherty Y, Eaton S.... (2008) Effectiveness of the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 336(7642), 491-5. PMID: 18276664
Deakin T, McShane CE, Cade JE, & Williams RD. (2005) Group based training for self-management strategies in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online). PMID: 15846663
Deakin TA, Cade JE, Williams R, & Greenwood DC. (2006) Structured patient education: the diabetes X-PERT Programme makes a difference. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 23(9), 944-54. PMID: 16922700
Duke SA, Colagiuri S, & Colagiuri R. (2009) Individual patient education for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online). PMID: 19160249
Farmer AJ, Wade AN, French DP, Simon J, Yudkin P, Gray A, Craven A, Goyder L, Holman RR, Mant D.... (2009) Blood glucose self-monitoring in type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), 13(15). PMID: 19254484
Gillett M, Dallosso HM, Dixon S, Brennan A, Carey ME, Campbell MJ, Heller S, Khunti K, Skinner TC, & Davies MJ. (2010) Delivering the diabetes education and self management for ongoing and newly diagnosed (DESMOND) programme for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: cost effectiveness analysis. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). PMID: 20729270
Loveman E, Cave C, Green C, Royle P, Dunn N, & Waugh N. (2003) The clinical and cost-effectiveness of patient education models for diabetes: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), 7(22). PMID: 13678547
O'Kane MJ, Bunting B, Copeland M, Coates VE, & ESMON study group. (2008) Efficacy of self monitoring of blood glucose in patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (ESMON study): randomised controlled trial. BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 336(7654), 1174-7. PMID: 18420662
Skinner TC, Carey ME, Cradock S, Dallosso HM, Daly H, Davies MJ, Doherty Y, Heller S, Khunti K, Oliver L.... (2008) 'Educator talk' and patient change: some insights from the DESMOND (Diabetes Education and Self Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed) randomized controlled trial. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 25(9), 1117-20. PMID: 19183318
Urbanski P, Wolf A, & Herman WH. (2008) Cost-effectiveness of diabetes education. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 108(4 Suppl 1). PMID: 18358259
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