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 the Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Health Consequences of Racism, Marginalization, and Discrimination
The marginalization of groups based on socially constructed categories of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and other identities produces biological consequences that contribute to health disparities in a variety of diseases and conditions, including many under the purview of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). For example, substantial racial and ethnic disparities exist in obesity, diabetes, and end-stage kidney disease. Racism, marginalization, and discrimination (RMD) is embedded into the structure of American society, which increases exposure to adverse social determ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
IIG Seminar - Chronic psychological stress and macrophage inflammation in atherosclerosis
Atherosclerosis is recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease of the arteries that initiates through normal protective functions of the innate immune system, but goes awry through the failure to resolve macrophage inflammation in the arterial plaques. Dr. Fisher ’ s laboratory has pioneered multiple mouse models in which to study inflammation resolution in atherosclerosis. He has collaborated with a number of colleagues to apply these models to study mechanisms by which certain conditions, such as diabetes, kidney disease, and obesity, increase cardiovascular risk through their interference with plaque macrophage infla...
Source: Videocast - All Events - February 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar: Dietary Biomarkers and Cardioprotective Mechanisms of the DASH Diet
In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Casey M. Rebholz, PhD, MS, MNSP, MPH, FAHA, will present an overview of “ Dietary Biomarkers and Cardioprotective Mechanisms of the DASH Diet ” She will discuss biomarkers as an objective approach to assess dietary intake. Dr. Rebholz will also present findings on metabolomic and proteomic biomarkers of the DASH dietary pattern from observational studies as well as clinical trials. Finally, she will share metabolomic markers of blood pressure reduction in response to the DASH diet. Dr. Rebholz is a tenure-track Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloombe...
Source: Videocast - All Events - January 31, 2024 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Demystifying Medicine — Appetite, Obesity and Beyond: The Role of the CNS and New Drugs
The Demystifying Medicine Series, jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, includes presentations on pathology, diagnosis, and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. Primarily directed toward PhD students, clinicians and program managers, this series is designed to help bridge the gap between advances in biology and their application to major human diseases. Each session includes clinical and basic science components presented by NIH staff and invitees. All students, trainees, fellows, and staff are welcome to participate.For more information go tohttps://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.govAir date: 4...
Source: Videocast - All Events - January 8, 2024 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Demystifying Medicine — Obesity: Role of CNS and New Drugs
The Demystifying Medicine Series, jointly sponsored by FAES and NIH, includes presentations on pathology, diagnosis, and therapy in the context of major disease problems and current research. Primarily directed toward PhD students, clinicians and program managers, this series is designed to help bridge the gap between advances in biology and their application to major human diseases. Each session includes clinical and basic science components presented by NIH staff and invitees. All students, trainees, fellows, and staff are welcome to participate.For more information go tohttps://demystifyingmedicine.od.nih.govAir date: 4...
Source: Videocast - All Events - December 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar: Adolescent Screen Use and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Jason Nagata, MD, MSc, will present his research and ideas on “ Adolescent Screen Use and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. ” He will present findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study to highlight contemporary trends in adolescent digital media use and physical activity behaviors, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, and show prospective associations between contemporary screen modalities, body mass index, and binge-eating disorder. In addition to the results from the ABCD Study, Dr. Nagata will also present prospective analyses of screen time and cardiovascular d...
Source: Videocast - All Events - September 25, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar: Informing Adolescent and Young Adult Digital Media and Physical Activity Guidance to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease
In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Jason Nagata, MD, MSc, will present his research and ideas on “ Informing Adolescent and Young Adult Digital Media and Physical Activity Guidance to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease. ” He will present findings from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study to highlight contemporary trends in adolescent digital media use and physical activity behaviors, including during the COVID-19 pandemic, and show prospective associations between contemporary screen modalities, body mass index and binge-eating disorder. In addition to the results from the ABCD study, Dr. Nagata will also pre...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar: The Relationship between Body Weight, Adiposity, and Cardiovascular Risk among South Asian Americans
In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Namratha Kandula, MD, MPH, will present an overview of “ The Relationship between Body Weight, Adiposity, and Cardiovascular Risk among South Asian Americans. ” Body weight is closely related to several known cardiovascular risk factors, but the relationship between body weight and cardiovascular risk varies by race and ethnicity. In this presentation, Dr. Kandula will focus on South Asian Americans, a population that has a high burden of cardiovascular risk, even at a lower body weight. She will describe the prevalence of metabolic abnormalities and subclinical cardiovascular disease in S...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Seminar: New Directions in Community-Based Interventions to Improve Food Access and Reduce Obesity in Baltimore
In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Joel Gittelsohn, Ph.D., will present his research and ideas on “ New Directions in Community-Based Interventions to Improve Food Access and Reduce Obesity in Baltimore. ” For more than 20 years, Dr. Gittelsohn and his colleagues have been developing, implementing and evaluating novel strategies to improve healthy food access in low income areas of Baltimore, including strategies in corner stores, supermarkets, carryout restaurants, recreation centers, food pantries and other venues that have shown success in increasing access, purchase and consumption of healthier foods. In today ’ s web...
Source: Videocast - All Events - July 24, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Adolescent Obesity in the ABCD study
Air date: 10/4/2023 11:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - June 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
Community-based (or environmental) interventions for obesity
Community-Based (or Environmental) Interventions for ObesityAir date: 8/29/2023 11:00:00 AM (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - June 27, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
The Phase of Fat: Mechanisms and Physiology of Lipid Storage
Speaker Tobias Walther, Ph.D., is an HHMI Investigator and a Program Chair at Sloan Kettering Institute. Walther is interested in the mechanisms that underlie lipid storage in cell membranes and energy metabolism. Walther and his team study how lipids are formed and stored and how these processes contribute to obesity and metabolic disease. They apply a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches, from biophysics and biochemistry to proteomics and lipidomics, to discover global insights into the regulation of lipid metabolism. Once they have identified important regulatory circuits, they use methodologies such as live cell ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - June 26, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Seminar: Advancing Understanding of Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Risk across the Lifespan
In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Bethany Barone Gibbs, Ph.D., will present her recent and current research on “ Advancing Understanding of Sedentary Behavior and Cardiovascular Risk across the Lifespan. ” Dr. Barone Gibbs is a physical activity and cardiovascular epidemiologist and is the Chair of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the West Virginia University School of Public Health. Her recent research has focused on sedentary behavior as a novel risk factor for cardiovascular risk. She leads cohort studies during pregnancy and in non-pregnant young women, along with randomized clinical trials testing ...
Source: Videocast - All Events - May 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Seminar: Intermittent Fasting and the Circadian Clock: Does When You Eat Affect Your Health?
NHLBI Obesity, Nutrition and Physical Activity Seminar In this one-hour webinar, Dr. Courtney M. Peterson, PhD, MSc, MA, MS, will present an overview of “ Intermittent Fasting and the Circadian Clock: Does When You Eat Affect Your Health? ” She will focus on time-restricted eating (TRE), a form of intermittent fasting that involves eating in a daily window of 10 hours or less, and cover what is known about how effective TRE is in humans. Dr. Peterson will also provide an introduction to circadian rhythms and their role in affecting metabolism and cardiovascular health. Finally, she will discuss human studies of how the...
Source: Videocast - All Events - April 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Tags: Upcoming Events Source Type: video
