WALS- Type 2 Diabetes among Asian-Americans: Elevated Prevalence and Novel Risk Factors
Maria Rosario (Happy) G. Araneta, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Division of Epidemiology. She received her BA in Biology from UCSD and her MPH and PhD in Epidemiology (with special emphasis in Perinatal Epidemiology) from Yale University. Dr. Araneta received the 2014 American Diabetes Association ’ s Vivian Fonseca Scholar Award for her research on diabetes among Asians and Pacific Islanders, and serves on the NIH Advisory Council for the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. Asian Americans continue to be the fastest growing immigrant group in the las...
Source: Videocast - All Events - April 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Understanding Immune Responses in Strongyloides stercoralis Infection: Implications for Bystander Effects on Tuberculosis and Type 2 Diabetes
Dr. Subash Babu is a distinguished physician-scientist with over two decades of expertise at the forefront of immunological research, particularly focusing on the intersection of infectious diseases and prevalent metabolic disorders in India. As the head of the NIAID-ICER laboratory in Chennai, his multidisciplinary approach is centered on helminth infections. His lab investigates protective immunity to filarial and Strongyloides stercoralis, offering insights crucial for vaccine development. Additionally, Dr. Babu explores the mechanisms underlying filarial lymphedema and the impact of helminth infections on tuberculosis ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Advancing Health Equity Through Culture-Centered Dietary Interventions to Address Chronic Diseases Virtual Workshop (Day 2)
Goals and Key Audience: Objectives: 1. Identify gaps and opportunities for research on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based dietary approaches (e.g., DASH and Mediterranean Diet) to address diet-related diseases in racial/ethnic populations; 2. Understand dietary acculturation and its influence on the development and effectiveness of dietary interventions among diverse immigrant populations; 3. Interrogate the influence of dietary acculturation on the gut microbiome, and understand gut microbiome response to traditional and evidence-based diets. Need and Justification: Adherence to evidence-based dietary approaches, s...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Advancing Health Equity Through Culture-Centered Dietary Interventions to Address Chronic Diseases Virtual Workshop (Day 1)
Goals and Key Audience: Objectives: 1. Identify gaps and opportunities for research on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based dietary approaches (e.g., DASH and Mediterranean Diet) to address diet-related diseases in racial/ethnic populations; 2. Understand dietary acculturation and its influence on the development and effectiveness of dietary interventions among diverse immigrant populations; 3. Interrogate the influence of dietary acculturation on the gut microbiome, and understand gut microbiome response to traditional and evidence-based diets. Need and Justification: Adherence to evidence-based dietary approaches, s...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Advancing Cardiovascular Health Equity Through Culture-Centered Dietary Interventions: Research Gaps and Opportunities (Day 2)
Adherence to evidence-based dietary approaches, such as the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and Mediterranean diet, is associated with a multitude of health benefits, including lowered blood pressure, improved lipid profiles, reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence, and decreased risk of type 2 diabetes.1-5 Also, adherence to healthy dietary patterns is associated with decrease risk for several cancers and cancer mortality. 6, 7 Yet, the strength of these associations varies by race and ethnicity, though results have been inconsistent; and there are racial and ethnic differences in adherence to t...
Source: Videocast - All Events - August 30, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Advancing Cardiovascular Health Equity Through Culture-Centered Dietary Interventions: Research Gaps and Opportunities
Goals and Key Audience:
Objectives:
1. Identify gaps and opportunities for research on the cultural adaptation of evidence-based dietary approaches (e.g., DASH and Mediterranean Diet) to address diet-related diseases in racial/ethnic populations;
2. Understand dietary acculturation and its influence on the development and effectiveness of dietary interventions among diverse immigrant populations;
3. Interrogate the influence of dietary acculturation on the gut microbiome, and understand gut microbiome response to traditional and evidence-based diets.
Need and Justification:
Adherence to evidence-based dietary approac...
Source: Videocast - All Events - August 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Prioritizing genetics to reduce existing health disparities
Nancy J. Cox, PhD, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Genetic Medicine within the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Dr. Cox completed her PhD at Yale University and conducted postdoctoral research at Washington University and the University of Pennsylvania. She joined the faculty at the University of Chicago, where she spent her academic faculty career until she was recruited to Vanderbilt in 2015 to lead the n ew Vanderbilt Genetics Institute (VGI).
As Founding Director of the VGI, Dr. Cox is focused on recruiting world-class genetics and genomics scientists to the In...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Type 2 Diabetes among Asian-Americans: elevated prevalence and novel risk factors
Maria Rosario (Happy) G. Araneta, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Division of Epidemiology. She received her BA in Biology from UCSD and her MPH and PhD in Epidemiology (with special emphasis in Perinatal Epidemiology) from Yale University. Dr. Araneta received the 2014 American Diabetes Association ’ s Vivian Fonseca Scholar Award for her research on diabetes among Asians and Pacific Islanders, and serves on the NIH Advisory Council for the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities.For more information go tohttps://oir.nih.gov/walsAir date: 10/4/2023 2:00:00 ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 19, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Waistline to the Gumline: Defining Oral Health in Metabolic Syndrome Patients using an Integrated-Omics Approach
Metabolic Syndrome is a growing pandemic, affecting over one-third of US adults with a cluster of biochemical and physiological abnormalities that predisposes to Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Critically, metabolic syndrome has been linked to oral health, with metabolic syndrome patients twice as likely to suffer from periodontitis. However, the mechanisms behind these associations are unknown. Our work takes the first step in identifying the impact of metabolic syndrome on oral microbial, immune, and metabolic factors.Air date: 9/8/2022 9:30:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - August 11, 2022 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Waistline to the Gumline: Defining Oral Health in Metabolic Syndrome Patients using an Integrated - omics Approach
Metabolic Syndrome is a growing pandemic, affecting over one-third of US adults with a cluster of biochemical and physiological abnormalities that predisposes to Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Critically, metabolic syndrome has been linked to oral health, with metabolic syndrome patients twice as likely to suffer from periodontitis. However, the mechanisms behind these associations are unknown. Our work takes the first step in identifying the impact of metabolic syndrome on oral microbial, immune, and metabolic factors.Air date: 9/8/2022 9:30:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - August 9, 2022 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Waistline to the Gumline: Defining Oral Health in Metabolic Syndrome Patients using an Integrated -omics Approach.
Metabolic Syndrome is a growing pandemic, affecting over one-third of US adults with a cluster of biochemical and physiological abnormalities that predisposes to Type 2 Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Critically, metabolic syndrome has been linked to oral health, with metabolic syndrome patients twice as likely to suffer from periodontitis. However, the mechanisms behind these associations are unknown. Our work takes the first step in identifying the impact of metabolic syndrome on oral microbial, immune, and metabolic factors.Air date: 9/8/2022 9:30:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - August 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NIDDK Administrative Speaker Series: Identifying the Genetic Basis of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in Southwest American Indians
2019 NIDDK Administrative Speaker Series
The series is an opportunity for NIDDK staff to learn about the important science NIDDK conducts and supports. It is also an excellent way to inspire our administrative staff, as it allows them a chance to hear and see how their roles contribute to and/or impact the work of the scientists.Air date: 10/9/2019 1:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
CC Grand Rounds: 1) Reversing the Tide: Diagnosis and Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes in African Descent Populations and 2) Race/Ethnic Variations in Diabetes Risk Prediction: Insights from Metabolic Studies
For more information go tohttp://www.cc.nih.gov/about/news/grcurrent.htmlAir date: 6/6/2018 12:00:00 PM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - May 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (Day 2)
Obesity is a major contributor to serious health conditions in children and adults. The prevalence of obesity in the United States and globally has grown rapidly in the last three decades; thus, there is a pressing need to help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Obesity is commonly defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. In 2014, more than one-third (37.7%) of U.S. adults (Flegal, 2016 ) and 17% of U.S. children and young adults under the age of 20 (Ogden, 2016 ) met this definition, accounting for about 55% of the total U.S. population. There are also persistent disparities among ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - May 2, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Methods for Evaluating Natural Experiments in Obesity (Day 1)
Obesity is a major contributor to serious health conditions in children and adults. The prevalence of obesity in the United States and globally has grown rapidly in the last three decades; thus, there is a pressing need to help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight.
Obesity is commonly defined as having a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30. In 2014, more than one-third (37.7%) of U.S. adults (Flegal, 2016 ) and 17% of U.S. children and young adults under the age of 20 (Ogden, 2016 ) met this definition, accounting for about 55% of the total U.S. population. There are also persistent disparities among ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - May 2, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
