Dr. Wilson Gonsalves, a Hematology Fellow, and Dr. Mrinal Patnaik, an Assistant Professor of Hematology and Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, share data from their manuscript appearing in the May 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings on the development of 3 new alternatives to the anticoagulant, Warfarin, that promise fewer food/drug interactions and do not require therapeutic monitoring. Available at: http://tinyurl.com/bnrxc2c

Background: Diet-induced weight loss is accompanied by adaptive thermogenesis, ie, a disproportional or greater than expected reduction of resting metabolic rate (RMR). Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate whether adaptive thermogenesis is sustained during weight maintenance after weight loss. Design: Subjects were 22 men and 69 women [mean 6 SD age: 40 6 9 y; body mass index (BMI; in kg/m2): 31.9 6 3.0]. They followed a very-low-energy diet for 8 wk, followed by a...

ABSTRACT Background: To our knowledge, there are no previous reports that assessed the association between dietary patterns and risk of dementia in Asian populations. Objective: We investigated dietary patterns and their potential association with risk of incident dementia in a general Japanese population. Design: A total of 1006 community-dwelling Japanese subjects without dementia, aged 60–79 y, were followed up for a median of 15 y. The reduced rank regression procedure was used to...

Documentation of the special lecture on "Food Deserts and Childhood Obesity" by Dr. Pedro A. Alviola IV, Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas, during a special seminar at the College of Economics and Management Lecture Hall on April 15, 2013.

Before starting cancer treatment, breast cancer patient Doris Thomas went through a series of tests at MD Anderson Cancer Center, all in one day. Since MD Anderson is a multidisciplinary hospital, it is typical for tests to be scheduled and completed under one roof in one day. Tests performed include an echocardiogram, lung CT scan, lab work and brain MRI.

The examination of SNPs has undergone a recent change, and in response to this change, RGD has released the new Variant Visualizer tool (VarVis), taking the place of the old SNPlotyper tool. VarVis is a visualization and analysis tool for sequence variation. The data currently contains 22 rat strains sequenced by 4 independent labs.