Background and Purposes: To observe the influence of parboiling, amylose content and gelatinization temperature of rice on plasma glucose and insulin responses in type 2 diabetic subjects because diabetic subjects are especially prescribed usage of starchy foods with low glycemic responses. Methods: Seventeen type 2 diabetic subjects ingested five test meals of 50g available carbohydrate as whi...

BACKGROUND Previous studies have demonstrated that sleep duration is closely associated with metabolic risk factors. However, the relationship between habitual sleep duration and blood pressure values in Japanese population has not been fully established. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study of 1,670 Japanese male subjects to clarify the relationship between habitual sleep duration an...

We conducted this study to determine whether infection with human herpesvirus (HHV) 6A, HHV-6B, or HHV-7 differed between patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and control subjects. We recruited 26 patients and 52 nonfatigued matched control subjects from Atlanta. Serum samples were tested by enzyme immunoassay for seroreactivity to HHV-6, and all were seropositive. Lymphocyte specimens were c...

PURPOSE To evaluate scotopic retinal organization in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) through a study of spatial summation. METHODS Thresholds for a range of stimulus diameters (0.4°-10°) were measured using a two alternative, spatial, forced choice psychophysical procedure. The critical diameter (DCRIT) for complete summation was estimated in subjects with a history of severe ROP (N = 7) and...

The synthesis of 7-substituted 7-deazaguanine and 7-deazaadenine ribonucleosides 1-2, the incorporation of 3a-d into oligonucleotides, and the stability of the corresponding duplexes and base discrimination are described. The pKa values of 3-4 are determined.

Introduction. In 2008, Kim's sham needle was developed to improve the quality of double-blinded studies. The aim of this study is to validate Kim's sham needle by measuring facial temperature. Methods. We designed "N-of-1" trials involving 7 smokers. One session was composed of 2 stimulations separated by a 2 h washout period. Six sessions were applied daily for all subjects. Infrared thermal i...

Placenta! tissues were obtained from Chinese women in Tai wan who had been exposed to contaminated rice oils containing polychlorinated biphenyls and their thermal degradative prod ucts. Exposure via the diet occurred 4-5 years prior to preg nancy. Placental microsomal fractions from eight of the nine exposed subjects studied showed marked elevation of benzo(a)pyrene hydroxylation and 7-ethoxyr...

OBJECTIVE In this study, we evaluated the safety and efficacy of 7-day transcutaneous, real-time, continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) in subjects with insulin-requiring diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Eighty-six subjects were enrolled at five U.S. centers. Subjects wore a sensor inserted under the skin of the abdomen for 7 days during each of three consecutive periods. Data were blinded...