Word: onsets
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...silent killer," diabetes may soon have one fewer place to hide. In an effort to identify the estimated 8 million Americans who have the disease but don't know it, the American Diabetes Association has called for all adults 45 and older to be tested for adult-onset diabetes every three years. The Association also dramatically lowered the blood glucose threshold that alerts doctors to the disease. Previously, "normal" glucose levels were at least 140 milligrams per decileter of blood plasma. New research shows that repeated blood sugar levels of as low as 126 milligrams can later...
...nerve cells and inhibiting the production of apolipoprotein E, a fatty acid linked to the brain disorder. Scientists also think the hormone helps increase levels of acetylcholine, a crucial transmitter of nerve messages in the brain. The finding helps to support previous indications that estrogen may help prevent the onset of Alzheimer's. Other research, however, suggests that women taking estrogen might be at higher risk of breast and uterine cancer if they have family histories of those diseases...
...With the onset of spring break and the Crimson's trip to California, the momentum shifted markedly...
...days to move into their dorm rooms before registration. A long and leisurely orientation week has, in the past, been a chance for friends to get reacquainted after the summer, for roommates to trek to local stores for dorm decorations and for students generally to enjoy themselves before the onset of academic pressures...
With no cure for Alzheimer's Disease in sight, researchers have concentrated on trying to slow the rate at which it corrodes the brain and to postpone its onset. Any delay would enable victims to continue to live independently, their memories intact, and lessen the burden on their families and society. If the onset were pushed back only five years, it could save the U.S. $50 billion annually...