Arsenic Exposure in Utero Causes Obesity in Female Mice The August 2015 issue of Environmental Health Perspectives published an interesting article which showed that when female mice were exposed in utero to quite low levels of arsenic (in fact, the amount allowable to humans by EPA standards), they experiences early puberty and obesity. The male […]
Arsenic, Early Puberty, Endocrinology, Metabolism, Obesity, toxicology
Effects of in Utero Exposure to Arsenic during the Second Half of Gestation on Reproductive End Points and Metabolic Parameters in Female CD-1 Mice. Authors: Rodriguez KF, Ungewitter EK, Crespo-Mejias Y, Liu C, Nicol B, Kissling GE, Yao HH. Abstract BACKGROUND: Mice exposed to high levels of arsenic in utero are more susceptible to tumors such as hepatic and pulmonary carcinoma when they reach […]
Arsenic, Early Puberty, Endocrinology, Metabolism, Obesity, toxicologySex Differences in the Metabolic Syndrome: Implications for Cardiovascular Health in Women Aruna D. Pradhan, Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, VA Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA [email protected]. Abstract Background: The metabolic syndrome is a clinical condition characterized by the presence of multiple […]
Cardiology, Metabolic disease, Obesity
Mechanical contributors to sex differences in idiopathic knee osteoarthritis Daniel P Nicolella (2012) Overview: The occurrence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) increases with age and is more common in women compared with men, especially after the age of 50 years. Recent work suggests that contact stress in the knee cartilage is a significant predictor of the […]
arthritis, Musculoskeletal, Obesity, pain