Risk of type 2 diabetes is increased in nonobese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort Study.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Korean women.

Design: Longitudinal case-control study.

Setting: Not applicable.

Comparison of the Efficacy of Tibolone and Transdermal Estrogen in Treating Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women.

Objectives: This study aimed to compare the efficacy of tibolone and transdermal estrogen in treating menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women with an intact uterus.

Methods: Overall, 26 women consumed tibolone orally and 31 women received transdermal estrogen gel mixed with progestogen. The menopause rating scale (MRS) was used to assess their menopausal symptoms at their first outpatient visit and 6 months later.

Preparation of a chemically anchored phospholipid monolayer on an acrylated polymer substrate.

This paper describes a strategy for designing a chemically anchored phospholipid monolayer that could be used as coating materials for biomedical implants. To make a chemically anchored phospholipid monolayer on the polymer substrate, we prepared the mono-acrylated phospholipid (1-palmitoyl-2-[12-(acryloyloxy)-dodecanoyl]-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine; acryloyl-PC) and the acrylated polymer (poly(octadecylacrylate-co-4-acryloyloxy butylacrylate)), which was synthesized by the acrylation of poly(octadecyl acrylate-co-hydroxybutyl acrylate, poly(OA-co-HA)) with acryloyl chloride. The chemically anchored phospholipid monolayer was prepared by using in situ photopolymerization of a pre-assembled phospholipid monolayer, produced by lipid vesicle fusion, onto the acrylated polymer coated silicon wafer.