[neverdem]

History of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Future Risk of Atherosclerosis in Mid‐life: The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study

[neverdem]

Mutation Kills Off Gene Responsible For Type 2 Diabetes misleading title

2014 Evidence-Based Guideline for the Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults

Blood test that can predict Alzheimer's: Elderly could be given early warning

Mass spec backpack for chemical analysis on the go

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[exDemMom]

Okay, this is the kind of scientific reporting that annoys me to no end. First of all, it seems to be saying that gestational diabetes causes heart disease later on, but that is not the case. The most likely explanation is that the risk factors that cause women to be predisposed towards developing gestational diabetes also predispose women towards heart disease later on. So the risk-lowering behaviors work equally well towards preventing both diseases.

Also, “researchers discovered a 0.023 mm bigger average carotid artery intima-media thickness”—seriously? I bet that tiny measurement difference is well within the margin of error, and that any two populations selected at random would show at least that much difference in their average measurements. What are the CIs, anyway?

Grr. Sloppy science and scientific reporting always annoy me.