A Missense Variant Arg611Cys in LIPE which Encodes Hormone Sensitive Lipase Decreases Lipolysis and Increases Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in American Indians.
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DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.3504
Abstract: AIMS Hormone sensitive lipase (HSL), encoded by the LIPE gene, is involved in lipolysis. Based on prior animal and human studies, LIPE was analyzed as a candidate gene for the development of type 2 diabetes… read more here.
Keywords: cys allele; american indians; hormone sensitive; lipolysis ... See more keywords
Type 2 diabetes and later cognitive function in older American Indians: The Strong Heart Study
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DOI: 10.1002/gps.5108
Abstract: Insulin resistance is a substantial health issue for American Indians, with type 2 diabetes overrepresented in this population as compared with non‐Hispanic whites. Insulin resistance and its related conditions in turn increase risk for dementia… read more here.
Keywords: american indians; study; type diabetes; older american ... See more keywords
Prevalence and Indicators of Household Smoking Bans Among American Indians
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DOI: 10.1007/s10900-018-0479-z
Abstract: More than 58 million nonsmokers in the U.S. encounter secondhand smoke that leads to tobacco-related diseases and deaths every year, making voluntary household smoking bans an important public health goal. American Indians/Alaska Natives are rarely included… read more here.
Keywords: smoking bans; partial bans; american indians; household smoking ... See more keywords
Decreased incidence of end-stage renal disease in American Indians with diabetes: a model for other high-risk populations?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2017.01.027
Abstract: Indigenous populations in North America have very high rates of diabetes and diabetic complications, including end-stage renal disease. A promising new report demonstrates a substantial decline in the incidence of diabetic end-stage renal disease among… read more here.
Keywords: end stage; american indians; stage renal; renal disease ... See more keywords
Food choices and distress in reservation-based American Indians and Alaska Natives with type 2 diabetes
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DOI: 10.1017/s1368980018000897
Abstract: Abstract Objective To examine the association between food choice and distress in a large national sample of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) with type 2 diabetes. Design Participants completed a sociodemographic survey, an FFQ and the… read more here.
Keywords: food scores; american indians; type diabetes; indians alaska ... See more keywords
Assessing established BMI variants for a role in nighttime eating behavior in robustly phenotyped Southwestern American Indians
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DOI: 10.1038/s41430-020-0654-z
Abstract: Background/objectives Nighttime eating (NE) behavior has a genetic component and predicts weight gain. We hypothesized that some genetic variants, which affect NE would also show an effect on body mass index (BMI). We aimed to… read more here.
Keywords: american indians; nighttime eating; southwestern american; bmi variants ... See more keywords
American Indian erasure and the logic of elimination: an experimental study of depiction and support for resources and rights for tribes*
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2017.1421061
Abstract: ABSTRACT A reoccurring trope in American cultural history is that of the ‘Vanishing Indian’. Scholars have described this trope as a form of ‘indigenous erasure’ whereby settler societies discount and eliminate the presence of American… read more here.
Keywords: erasure; elimination; support; american indian ... See more keywords
Additional Comments on “Testing a Culturally Adapted Colorectal Cancer Screening Decision Aid Among American Indians: Results from a Pre–Post Trial”
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DOI: 10.1089/heq.2020.0035
Abstract: To the Editor: We read the study by Frerichs et al. concerning a culturally sensitive colorectal cancer (CRC) screening decision aid campaign targeting American Indians (Native Americans) with great interest in light of the increase… read more here.
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Bringing Light to the Darkness: COVID-19 and Survivance of American Indians and Alaska Natives
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DOI: 10.1089/heq.2020.0123
Abstract: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sweeping across our country has reawakened the fear, pain, stigma, and loss of past outbreaks of infectious diseases among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Attention to… read more here.
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Vascular Risk Factors and Findings on Brain MRI of Elderly Adult American Indians: The Strong Heart Study
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DOI: 10.1159/000496343
Abstract: Background: Clinical stroke is prevalent in American Indians, but the risk factors for cerebrovascular pathology have not been well-studied in this population. The purpose of this study was to correlate abnormalities on brain magnetic resonance… read more here.
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Urinary Arsenic and Cadmium Associations with Findings from Cranial MRI in American Indians: Data from the Strong Heart Study
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DOI: 10.1289/ehp6930
Abstract: Background: Arsenic and cadmium are known cardiovascular toxicants that pose disproportionate risk to rural communities where environmental exposures are high. American Indians have high vascular risk, which may be attributable in part to these exposures.… read more here.
Keywords: arsenic cadmium; cadmium; heart study; brain ... See more keywords