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Comparison of Risk Factors Associated With Hypertension Subtypes by Classific...

Comparison of Risk Factors Associated With Hypertension Subtypes by Classification Tree Method in Tongshan County of Jiangsu Province, China

American Journal of Hypertension 22, 1287 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.189

Authors: Hailei Wu, Jiqu Xu, Lang Zhuo, Lingcai Han, Wei Bao, Shuang Rong, Ping Yao, Chenjiang Ying & Liegang Liu


18 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

A Randomized Controlled Trial on Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Pro...

A Randomized Controlled Trial on Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Blood Pressure, Psychological Distress, and Coping in Young Adults

American Journal of Hypertension 22, 1326 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/ajh.2009.184

Authors: Sanford I. Nidich, Maxwell V. Rainforth, David A.F. Haaga, John Hagelin, John W. Salerno, Fred Travis, Melissa Tanner, Carolyn Gaylord-King, Sarina Grosswald & Robert H. Schneider


18 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Blood pressure reduction for the secondary prevention of stroke: a Chinese tr...

Blood pressure reduction for the secondary prevention of stroke: a Chinese trial and a systematic review of the literature

Hypertension Research 32, 1032 (November 2009). doi:10.1038/hr.2009.139

Authors: Lisheng Liu, Zengwu Wang, Lansheng Gong, Yuqing Zhang, Lutgarde Thijs, Jan A Staessen & Jiguang Wang


4 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

No effect of fish oil supplementation on serum inflammatory markers and their...

No effect of fish oil supplementation on serum inflammatory markers and their interrelationships: a randomized controlled trial in healthy, middle-aged individuals

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 63, 1353 (November 2009). doi:10.1038/ejcn.2009.63

Authors: G K Pot, I A Brouwer, A Enneman, G T Rijkers, E Kampman & A Geelen


4 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

The thermic response to food is related to sensitivity to adrenaline in a gro...

The thermic response to food is related to sensitivity to adrenaline in a group at risk for the development of type II diabetes

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 63, 1360 (November 2009). doi:10.1038/ejcn.2009.91

Authors: S Forbes, S Robinson, K H Parker, I A MacDonald, M I McCarthy & D G Johnston


4 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Leisure-time physical activity and high-risk fat: a longitudinal population-b...

Leisure-time physical activity and high-risk fat: a longitudinal population-based twin study

International Journal of Obesity 33, 1211 (November 2009). doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.170

Authors: T Leskinen, S Sipilä, M Alen, S Cheng, K H Pietiläinen, J-P Usenius, H Suominen, V Kovanen, H Kainulainen, J Kaprio & U M Kujala


16 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Longitudinal study of the socio-demographic determinants of changes in body w...

Longitudinal study of the socio-demographic determinants of changes in body weight and waist circumference in a multi-ethnic Asian population

International Journal of Obesity 33, 1299 (November 2009). doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.173

Authors: S K Ong, C W Fong, S Ma, J Lee, D Heng, M Deurenberg-Yap, Y-L Low, M Tan, W-Y Lim & E S Tai


16 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Association of obesity and atrial fibrillation among middle-aged and elderly ...

Association of obesity and atrial fibrillation among middle-aged and elderly Chinese

International Journal of Obesity 33, 1318 (November 2009). doi:10.1038/ijo.2009.157

Authors: X Zhang, S Zhang, Y Li, R C Detrano, K Chen, X Li, L Zhao, E J Benjamin & Y Wu


16 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Perceived Stress and Weight Gain in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Analysis

Perceived Stress and Weight Gain in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Analysis

Obesity 17, 2155 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/oby.2009.183

Authors: Cornelia H.M. van Jaarsveld, Jennifer A. Fidler, Andrew Steptoe, David Boniface & Jane Wardle


20 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Diet-induced Changes in Intra-abdominal Adipose Tissue and CVD Risk in Americ...

Diet-induced Changes in Intra-abdominal Adipose Tissue and CVD Risk in American Women

Obesity 17, 2169 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/oby.2009.147

Authors: Konstantina Katsoulis, Tami E. Blaudeau, Jane P. Roy & Gary R. Hunter


20 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Validation of BIA in Obese Children and Adolescents and Re-evaluation in a Lo...

Validation of BIA in Obese Children and Adolescents and Re-evaluation in a Longitudinal Study

Obesity 17, 2245 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/oby.2009.98

Authors: Dalia Haroun, Helen Croker, Russell M. Viner, Jane E. Williams, Tegan S. Darch, Mary S. Fewtrell, Simon Eaton & Jonathan C.K. Wells


20 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Cell proliferation-related genetic polymorphisms and gastric cancer risk: sys...

Cell proliferation-related genetic polymorphisms and gastric cancer risk: systematic review and meta-analysis

European Journal of Human Genetics 17, 1658 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/ejhg.2009.102

Authors: Lei Gao, Alexandra Nieters & Hermann Brenner


19 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Phenotypes and genotypes of insulin-like growth factor 1, IGF-binding protein...

Phenotypes and genotypes of insulin-like growth factor 1, IGF-binding protein-3 and cancer risk: evidence from 96 studies

European Journal of Human Genetics 17, 1668 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/ejhg.2009.86

Authors: Wensen Chen, Sumin Wang, Tian Tian, Jianling Bai, Zhibin Hu, Yan Xu, Jing Dong, Feng Chen, Xinru Wang & Hongbing Shen


19 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Association of FGFR2 gene polymorphisms with the risk of breast cancer in pop...

Association of FGFR2 gene polymorphisms with the risk of breast cancer in population of West Siberia

European Journal of Human Genetics 17, 1688 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/ejhg.2009.98

Authors: Uljana A Boyarskikh, Natalja A Zarubina, Julia A Biltueva, Tatjana V Sinkina, Elena N Voronina, Aleksander F Lazarev, Valentina D Petrova, Yurii S Aulchenko & Maxim L Filipenko


19 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Insights on human evolution: an analysis of Alu insertion polymorphisms

Insights on human evolution: an analysis of Alu insertion polymorphisms

Journal of Human Genetics 54, 603 (October 2009). doi:10.1038/jhg.2009.86

Authors: Maria C Terreros, Miguel A Alfonso-Sánchez, Gabriel E Novick, Javier R Luis, Harlette Lacau, Robert K Lowery, Maria Regueiro & Rene J Herrera


26 Oct 2009 at 12:00am

How to save a life during a clinic visit for erectile dysfunction by modifyin...

How to save a life during a clinic visit for erectile dysfunction by modifying cardiovascular risk factors

International Journal of Impotence Research 21, 327 (November/December 2009). doi:10.1038/ijir.2009.38

Authors: B G Schwartz & R A Kloner


10 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Awareness of prostate cancer among patients and the general public: results o...

Awareness of prostate cancer among patients and the general public: results of an international survey

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 12, 347 (December 2009). doi:10.1038/pcan.2009.30

Authors: J M Fitzpatrick, R S Kirby, C L Brough & A L Saggerson


10 Nov 2009 at 12:00am

Relationships of online exhaled, offline exhaled, and ambient nitric oxide in...

Relationships of online exhaled, offline exhaled, and ambient nitric oxide in an epidemiologic survey of schoolchildren

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology 19, 674 (November/December 2009). doi:10.1038/jes.2008.64

Authors: William S Linn, Kiros T Berhane, Edward B Rappaport, Tracy M Bastain, Edward L Avol & Frank D Gilliland


20 Oct 2009 at 12:00am


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