Incidence and disease course of new-onset diabetes mellitus in breast and colorectal cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: A prospective multicenter cohort study.

Aims: To investigate the incidence of and risk factors for new-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) developed during chemotherapy that included steroids in cancer patients without DM.

Methods: This multicenter, prospective, and observational cohort study enrolled 299 cancer patients without DM (aged > 18 years), planning 4-8 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy. The endpoints were the incidence, remission rate, and independent determinants of new-onset DM during chemotherapy.

A botanical drug composed of three herbal materials attenuates the sensorimotor gating deficit and cognitive impairment induced by MK-801 in mice.

Objectives: A botanical drug derived from the ethanolic extract composed of Clematis chinensis Osbeck (Ranunculaceae), Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz (Cucurbitaceae) and Prunella vulgaris Linné (Lamiaceae) has been used to ameliorate rheumatoid arthritis as an ethical drug in Korea. In our study, we investigated the effect of this herbal complex extract (HCE) on schizophrenia-like behaviours induced by MK-801.

Methods: HCE (30, 100 or 300 mg/kg, p.

Extract Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice.

The leaves of Fr. Schm. (Asteraceae) have been used to treat insomnia in Korea.

The Ameliorating Effects of Bee Pollen on Scopolamine-Induced Cognitive Impairment in Mice.

Bee pollen consists of floral pollen mixed with bee secretions and nectar. It has been considered as a functional food and has different kinds of biologically active ingredients, such as flavonoids, polyphenols, phytosterols and minerals. However, its function in cognition has yet been investigated.

Ethanolic Extract of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten Ameliorates Cognitive Dysfunction Induced by Cholinergic Blockade in Mice.

The stem of Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten is edible and has been used as a medicinal herb on Jeju Island in Korea. We previously reported that the butanolic extract of O.

The effects of resistance training on muscle and body fat mass and muscle strength in type 2 diabetic women.

Background: Our goal was to investigate the effects of low intensity resistance training on body fat, muscle mass and strength, cardiovascular fitness, and insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Twenty-eight overweight women with type 2 diabetes were randomly assigned to a resistance training group (RG, n = 13) or a control group (CG, n = 15). RG performed resistance training using elastic bands, of which strength was equal to 40 to 50% of one repetition maximum (1RM), for three days per week.

Small Rice Bowl-Based Meal Plan versus Food Exchange-Based Meal Plan for Weight, Glucose and Lipid Control in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Patients.

Background: The Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys reported 65% of daily energy intake (EI) as carbohydrate (CHO) in the Korean population and main source of CHO was cooked rice. We used a standardized-small sized rice bowl for diet education and investigated its effectiveness on body weight, glucose and lipid, compared to the conventional food exchange system in type 2 diabetes obese women.

Methods: Type 2 diabetic women with body mass index >/= 23 kg/m(2) were randomly assigned to small rice bowl-based meal plan (BM) and food exchange-based meal plan (ExM) group.