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  • Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Trial

    Alternate Title(s)
    ACCORD
    Description

    Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) was a large clinical trial examining methods of lowering the rate of cardiovascular disease in adults with type two diabetes. The study was composed of three main clinical trials: an intensive lowering of blood sugar levels (Glycemia Trial), intensive lowering of blood pressure (Blood Pressure Trial), and treatment of multiple blood lipids...

    Subject
    Chronic Disease
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    Local Expert
    Lois Katz
  • NYU Dataset

    Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities

    Alternate Title(s)
    DREAM
    Authors
    Nadia S. Islam
    Laura Wyatt
    Chau Trinh-Shevrin
    Description

    The DREAM (Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities) Project is a community-based participatory research study designed to improve diabetes control and diabetes-related health complications among Bangladeshis living with Type 2 diabetes in New York City. A pilot intervention was conducted in 2010 (non-randomized), followed by a full intervention from 2011 to 2016. The pilot intervention...

    Subject
    Chronic Disease
    Health Care System
    Health Status
    Population Characteristics
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  • NYU Dataset

    Electrophysiological Activity and Interstitial Glucose Concentrations Links Disparate Functions of the Hippocampus

    Authors
    David Tingley
    Kathryn McClain
    Ekin Kaya
    Jordan Carpenter
    1 more author(s)...
    Description

    Hippocampus has been involved in both cognitive and endocrine functions. This study measured electrophysiological activity from the hippocampus and interstitial glucose concentrations in the body of freely behaving rats to identify an activity pattern that may link these disparate functions of the hippocampus. For this study, they used adult Long Evans rats. During the experiment, rats were recorded...

    Subject
    Neuroscience
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  • NYU Dataset

    Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America Study

    Alternate Title(s)
    MASALA
    Authors
    Alka Kanaya
    Namratha Kandula
    Nadia S. Islam
    Description

    The Mediators of Atherosclerosis in South Asians Living in America (MASALA) Study examines risk factors for heart disease among South Asians of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali, and Sri Lankan descent in the United States to guide preventative measures and future treatments. Beginning in 2010, eligible South Asian participants between the ages of 40 and 80 were recruited from the San Francisco...

    Subject
    Chronic Disease
    Genomics
    Mental Health
    Population Characteristics
    Risk Factors
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  • NYU Dataset

    Feasibility of a Family-oriented mHealth Intervention for Chinese Americans With Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial

    Authors
    Lu Hu
    Yun Shi
    Judith Wylie-Rosett
    Mary Ann Sevick
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    Description

    To explore the feasibility of a culturally-tailored, mobile (mHealth) intervention for Chinese immigrant patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), investigators enrolled patients (n=23) and their local family members or friends (n=23) into a randomized controlled trial. Eligible participants met the following inclusion criteria: Self-identified as Chinese immigrant or Chinese American Between 18–70 years...

    Subject
    Chronic Disease
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