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Oncology
Heidy N. Medina, Frank J. Penedo, Clarisse Joachim, Jacqueline Deloumeaux, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Jonathan Macni, Bernard Bhakkan, Jessica Peruvien, Matthew P. Schlumbrecht, Paulo S. Pinheiro
Summary: This study compared vulnerability and incidence rates of endometrial cancer (EC) between African American and Caribbean Black women. The results showed that Caribbean Black women had lower risks of nonendometrioid EC, but there was an increasing trend of nonendometrioid EC for all populations.
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Felicia Hill-Briggs, Patti L. Ephraim, Elizabeth A. Vrany, Karina W. Davidson, Renee Pekmezaris, Debbie Salas-Lopez, Catherine M. Alfano, Tiffany L. Gary-Webb
Summary: This review summarizes the evidence of the impact of social determinants of health (SDOH) on diabetes risk, morbidity, and mortality. It highlights key findings from the American Diabetes Association's scientific review of five SDOH domains and presents population-based data on diabetes disparities and inequities in the Black/African American population. The review also discusses the recommendations from US national committees and emphasizes the need for multi-sector and multi-policy approaches to address systemic racism and socioeconomic discrimination as root causes.
CURRENT DIABETES REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mukkesh Kumar, Li Chen, Karen Tan, Li Ting Ang, Cindy Ho, Gerard Wong, Shu E. Soh, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Keith M. Godfrey, Shiao-yng Chan, Mary Foong Fong Chong, John E. Connolly, Yap Seng Chong, Johan G. Eriksson, Mengling Feng, Neerja Karnani
Summary: This study evaluated the predictive ability of the UK NICE guidelines for GDM risk assessment in Singaporean women and found that they performed poorly. A non-invasive predictive model, comprising of four non-invasive factors, outperformed the UK NICE guidelines.
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Kathomi Gatwiri, Leticia Anderson
Summary: Drawing on critical race perspectives and theories of belonging, this article highlights how Black Africans in Australia are constructed as 'perpetual strangers', emphasizing the impact of moral panics and hyper-criminality discourses on social cohesion, belonging and public health.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ndonwi Elvis Ngwa, Tandi E. Matsha, Carl Lombard, Naomi Levitt, Eugene Sobngwi, Andre-Pascal Kengne, Nasheeta Peer
Summary: Studies have found a possible association between leucocyte telomere length (LTL) and cardio-metabolic diseases (CMDs) in the black South African population, particularly with a strong correlation with HDL-C and LDL-C.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Clement N. Kufe, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Maphoko Masemola, Tinashe Chikowore, Andre P. Kengne, Fredrik Karpe, Shane A. Norris, Nigel J. Crowther, Tommy Olsson, Julia H. Goedecke
Summary: Despite higher rates of overweight/obesity in Black South African women, the prevalence of type 2 diabetes does not differ between genders. This study found that men had lower insulin sensitivity and beta-cell function compared to women, and the association between adiposity and diabetes risk was stronger in men. These findings suggest that Black African men are at greater risk for type 2 diabetes with increasing adiposity.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Davis Kibirige, Isaac Sekitoleko, William Lumu, Angus G. Jones, Andrew T. Hattersley, Liam Smeeth, Moffat J. Nyirenda
Summary: Lean individuals with newly diagnosed diabetes in Uganda are more common in men and predominantly associated with reduced pancreatic secretory function rather than insulin resistance, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear.
Article
Area Studies
Bright Gyamfi
Summary: Based on interviews and materials, Gyamfi reinterprets the significance of Anani Dzidzienyo as a Black Studies scholar and activist, who pioneered in African diaspora studies and made significant contributions to academic research and liberation movements.
AFRICAN STUDIES REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Julie R. Palmer, Gary Zirpoli, Kimberly A. Bertrand, Tracy Battaglia, Leslie Bernstein, Christine B. Ambrosone, Elisa Bandera, Melissa A. Troester, Lynn Rosenberg, Ruth M. Pfeiffer, Ludovic Trinquart
Summary: The study aimed to develop and evaluate a risk prediction model for breast cancer in US Black women, and found that the discriminatory accuracy of the new model was similar to that of the most frequently used models in White women. This new model may be particularly valuable for risk stratification of young Black women below the typical age for breast cancer screening.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Yifei Su, Chengwei Huang, Weidong Yin, Xin Lyu, Li Ma, Zhenhuan Tao
Summary: In this study, machine learning methods were used to investigate age adaptation in Diabetes Mellitus risk prediction. A novel age adaptation algorithm was proposed based on feature compensation and soft decision threshold adjustment. Experimental results showed that the accuracy rates of diabetes models were considerably improved using compensated features, solving the problem of data scarcity in specific age ranges.
BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Biomedical
Yifei Su, Chengwei Huang, Weidong Yin, Xin Lyu, Li Ma, Zhenhuan Tao
Summary: This paper investigates age adaptation in Diabetes Mellitus risk prediction using machine learning methods. A novel age adaptation algorithm is proposed based on feature compensation and soft decision threshold adjustment. Experimental results show that the accuracy rates for DM models were considerably improved with the compensated features.
BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING AND CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Annemarie Wentzel, Arielle C. Patterson, M. Grace Duhuze Karera, Zoe C. Waldman, Blayne R. Schenk, Christopher W. DuBose, Anne E. Sumner, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky
Summary: This study found that beta-cell-failure is a frequent cause of type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. Traditional diabetes risk scores are unable to detect diabetes caused by beta-cell-failure, but they are effective in identifying diabetes caused by insulin resistance.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Chih-Chien Hsu, Hao-Kai Chuang, Yu-Jer Hsiao, Yuan-Chi Teng, Pin-Hsuan Chiang, Yu-Jun Wang, Ting-Yi Lin, Ping-Hsing Tsai, Chang-Chi Weng, Tai-Chi Lin, De-Kuang Hwang, Ai-Ru Hsieh
Summary: In this study, a genome-wide association study was conducted on the largest Han population to date, leading to the identification of cataract-associated SNPs. Additionally, a polygenic risk score was developed to predict high-risk cataract individuals. These findings are of great significance for understanding the genetic basis of cataracts and predicting individual risk of developing cataracts.
Article
Oncology
Ibrahim Hossain Sajal, Marzana Chowdhury, Tingfang Wang, David Euhus, Pankaj K. Choudhary, Swati Biswas
Summary: The study aims to develop an absolute risk prediction model specifically for Black breast cancer patients to inform them about their actual risk of contralateral breast cancer.
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Bernice Man, Alan Schwartz, Oksana Pugach, Yinglin Xia, Ben Gerber
Summary: A clinical prediction model was developed for personalized treatment decisions for prediabetes in women with a history of gestational diabetes mellitus. The study found that higher levels of fasting glucose and hemoglobin A1C were associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes, and metformin was more effective for individuals with higher BMI.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thomas Hormenu, John Elvis Hagan Jnr, Thomas Schack
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sara M. Briker, Jessica Y. Aduwo, Regine Mugeni, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky, Christopher W. DuBose, Lilian S. Mabundo, Thomas Hormenu, Stephanie T. Chung, Joon Ha, Arthur Sherman, Anne E. Sumner
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Regine Mugeni, Eugene Nkusi, Eric Rutaganda, Sanctus Musafiri, Florence Masaisa, Kayan Lea Lewis, Marc Simpao, Pierrot Lundimu Tugirimana, Timothy David Walker
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Sara M. Briker, Thomas Hormenu, Christopher W. DuBose, Lilian S. Mabundo, Stephanie T. Chung, Joon Ha, Arthur Sherman, Marshall K. Tulloch-Reid, Michael Bergman, Anne E. Sumner
BMJ OPEN DIABETES RESEARCH & CARE
(2020)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Regine Mugeni, Thomas Hormenu, Arsene Hobabagabo, Elyssa M. Shoup, Christopher W. DuBose, Anne E. Sumner, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky
PRIMARY CARE DIABETES
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Thomas Hormenu, Elyssa M. Shoup, Nana H. Osei-Tutu, Arsene F. Hobabagabo, Christopher W. DuBose, Lilian S. Mabundo, Stephanie T. Chung, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky, Anne E. Sumner
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Elyssa M. Shoup, Thomas Hormenu, Nana H. Osei-Tutu, M. C. Sage Ishimwe, Arielle C. Patterson, Christopher W. DuBose, Annemarie Wentzel, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky, Anne E. Sumner
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Iddrisu Amadu, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Eric Duku, Joshua Okyere, John Elvis Hagan, Thomas Hormenu, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
Summary: The study found that in sub-Saharan Africa, maternal marital status and type of household cooking fuel have a significant impact on child nutritional status. Single mother households and households using unclean cooking fuel are more likely to lead to stunting, wasting, and underweight in children.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Zoe C. Waldman, Blayne R. Schenk, Marie Grace Duhuze Karera, Arielle C. Patterson, Thomas Hormenu, Lilian S. Mabundo, Christopher W. DuBose, Ram Jagannathan, Peter L. Whitesell, Annemarie Wentzel, Margrethe F. Horlyck-Romanovsky, Anne E. Sumner
Summary: The study found that daily life stress in African-born Blacks living in America is closely linked to poor sleep quality, and is exacerbated by low income and lack of health insurance.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Thomas Hormenu
Summary: This study examined the dietary practices, socio-demographic disparities, and factors influencing dietary choices among in-school adolescents in Ghana. The prevalence of healthy dietary practices was found to be low, while the consumption of soft drinks and sweets was high. Gender, academic performance, and geographical location were significantly associated with dietary practices among in-school adolescents in the region.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, John Elvis Hagan, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Thomas Hormenu, John Ekow Otoo, Eugene Budu, Thomas Schack
Summary: This study in a highly affected municipality in Ghana found that the use of traditional contraceptives by female adolescents is associated with a higher risk of pregnancy. However, those who perceive contraceptives as only for married people and those who use modern contraceptives are less likely to get pregnant. Government and non-governmental organizations in Ghana should implement educational policies and programs to educate sexually-active female adolescents on modern contraceptives to prevent unintended pregnancies. Providing accurate information about contraceptive use to adolescents can help change their attitudes towards contraception.