January 6, 2012 — New data from the Framingham Heart Study hint that an elevation in adiponectin level may be an independent risk factor for all-cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in women.

Sofia Antipolis, France - Increased levels of adiponectin, a cytokine released from adipose tissue, were associated with greater risk of MI and all-cause and CV mortality in a prospective study of ...

Adiponectin is an abundantly expressed adipocyte-specific protein, whose level is decreased in obesity, and which appears to be a key participant in developing inflammation, insulin resistance and ...

Researchers have suggested an active role for adiponectin in the pathophysiology of vascular disease in patients with diabetes, that depends on their haptoglobin phenotype. Their study, published in ...

Low serum adiponectin levels predict an increased future risk for developing asthma in middle-aged women, particularly among smokers, according to a new study. "Adiposity is known to be related to ...

Helicobacter pylori infection and laryngeal and esophageal cancer risk:Association studies via evidence-based meta- analyses No significant financial relationships to disclose. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increased serum adiponectin levels predicted the progression from overt diabetic nephropathy to end-stage renal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adiponectin level is a powerful risk marker of incident prediabetes in healthy white and black adults with a ...

While obesity is a well-known cause of cardiovascular disease, research from Sweden has now revealed that one of the body's obesity-related hormones -- adiponectin -- is also linked to osteoporosis ...

Fig 1. Possible pathways by which adiponectin exerts either inhibitory (blue) or stimulatory (gold) modulation that ultimately results in cell- and tissue-level effects that potentially reduce risk ...

Researchers have suggested an active role for adiponectin in the pathophysiology of vascular disease in patients with diabetes, which depends on their haptoglobin phenotype. Their study, published in ...