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Male Athletes are More Protected Against Type 2 Diabetes in Adulthood

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A study of nearly 400 male elite athletes shows that the condition of high competition sports reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood by 28%, concludes research published in 'Diabetologia' by Dr. Merja Laine, University of Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues. The study of Finnish male athletes follows up the work that began in 1985, when it sent a questionnaire to 1,518 ex-athletes and 1,010 controls, and others in 1995 and 2001. In 2008, he sent an invitation to participate in a clinical trial to ex-athletes all who were still alive (747, of which 392 participated) and controls (436, of which 207 accepted) and had responded to at least one of the previous questionnaires. The clinical study included a physical examination, laboratory tests and questionnaires. The athletes were divided into 3 groups based on their career: endurance sports and strength mixed and participants with no history of diabetes (537) underwent an OGTT with glucose (75g glucose more 2 hours). Current volume was determined physical activity in leisure time (LTPA) through questionnaires. For further information, visit Wikipedia page <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_Diabetes">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_Diabetes</a> The researchers found that being elite ex-athlete reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 28%. However, this decreased varied among different sport categories: risk reduction was 61% for those who had careers in endurance sports (a finding statistically significant), while for mixed sports, the decline was 21% and the power of 23% (both not statistically significant). The risk of type 2 diabetes decreases with increasing volume of LTPA, by 2% for each weekly hour. Former athletes also had a risk of 42% less glucose intolerance (IGT), a state precursor to diabetes. ‘With aging, former athletes maintain their physically active lifestyle. A former career as an elite athlete protects against type 2 diabetes and glucose intolerance in adulthood. The volume of physical activity current time is also inversely associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes,’ the authors conclude.

Male Athletes are More Protected Against Type 2 Diabetes in Adulthood

A study of nearly 400 male elite athletes shows that the condition of high competition sports reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabet...

L'Oréal Fellowships are committed to Researching Diabetes & Childhood Brain Cancer

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Five young scientists receive grants of 15,000 euros for their promising studies in fields of biology and medicine. Five Spanish scientific paths yesterday received scholarships, endowed with 15,000 euros each corresponding to L'Oréal-Unesco Program. The research grants, which support young scientists with promising projects, are aimed at very different research areas, from therapies for childhood brain tumors to treatments for obesity and diabetes. The fellows of this year, recognized for their promising investigations, include Marta Alonso, who explores new substances capable of combating brain cancers in children; Begona Sot, who studies proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases, Maria Ángeles Tormo, distinguished by studying the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which causes serious infections in both humans and animals; Laura Herrero, seeking new treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes, and Reyes Benlloch, for his research on photoreceptor proteins in plants. The five scientists were chosen from over 300 candidates after a rigorous process in curricula missing not bright. After being reviewed by a technical committee and then by the National Agency of Evaluation and Prospective (ANEP), the final decision corresponded to a jury chaired by Margarita Salas, honorary research Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa, During the ceremony for these scholarships, the president of L'Oréal Spain, François Xavier Fenart, said the challenge regards the current company is ‘awakening vocations today raised its academic and professional future and encourage them to continue a research career.’ Get more details from here <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_cancer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_cancer</a> If we look at the data from the Ministry of Education and independent bodies, there is still much to do to what women occupy in the scientific system the place it deserves. In a career in medicine, for example, three in four students are female. If women are the majority in scientific qualifications, remain marginalized from power and positions where decisions are made. According to data from the CSIC, the researchers account for about 35% of the scientists of the center. Maria Blasco, director of the National Research Centre (CNIO), still perceives some sexism in science, which leads women researchers to work harder than men.

L'Oréal Fellowships are committed to Researching Diabetes & Childhood Brain Cancer

Five young scientists receive grants of 15,000 euros for their promising studies in fields of biology and medicine. Five Spanish scientifi...