True self-alienation positively predicts reports of mindwandering.

Two studies assessed the relationship between feelings of uncertainty about who one truly is (i.e., true self-alienation) and self-reported task-unrelated thoughts (i.

In African American type 2 diabetic patients, is vitamin D deficiency associated with lower blood levels of hydrogen sulfide and cyclic adenosine monophosphate, and elevated oxidative stress?

African Americans (AA) have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease and vitamin D (VD) deficiency compared with Caucasians. Hydrogen sulfide (H(2)S) is an important signaling molecule. This study examined the hypothesis that blood levels of H(2)S are lower in AA type 2 diabetic patients (T2D).

The effect of sleep apnea and insomnia on blood levels of leptin, insulin resistance, IP-10, and hydrogen sulfide in type 2 diabetic patients.

Introduction: Sleep deficits associated with sleep apnea and insomnia increase the risk of vascular inflammation and insulin resistance. This study examined the hypothesis that inflammation markers are higher in those diabetic patients who experience sleep deficits compared with those without any history of a sleep disorder.

Methods: Fasting blood was obtained after written informed consent, and sleep disorder histories were obtained from type 2 diabetic patients (n=81) attending clinics of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.

Effect of chromium dinicocysteinate supplementation on circulating levels of insulin, TNF-α, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic subjects: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Scope: Chromium and cysteine supplementation have been shown to improve glucose metabolism in animal studies. This study examined the hypothesis that chromium dinicocysteinate (CDNC), a complex of chromium and l-cysteine, is beneficial in lowering oxidative stress, vascular inflammation, and glycemia in type 2 diabetic subjects.

Methods And Results: Type 2 diabetic subjects enrolled in this study were given placebo for 1 month for stabilization and then randomized into one of three groups: placebo (P), chromium picolinate (CP), or CDNC, after which they received daily oral supplementation for 3 months.

Can diabetes I and early blindness be prevented using a tylenol combination which inhibits oxidative and nitrosative stress?

Since oxidative/nitrosative stress cause diabetes, can we prevent this chemistry generating the disease? Streptozotocin causes diabetes by entering the pancreatic beta cell generating excessive nitric oxide which reacts with oxygen creating a toxin possibly peroxynitrite, dinitrogen trioxide, dinitrogen tetraoxide and so forth. The toxic compounds damage the DNA causing beta cell death. This prevents insulin synthesis, storage and release.