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[6]-Gingerol, from Zingiber officinale, potentiates GLP-1 mediated glucose-stimulated insulin secretion pathway in pancreatic β-cells and increases RAB8/RAB10-regulated membrane presentation of GLUT4 transporters in skeletal muscle to improve hyperglycemia in Lepr db/db type 2 diabetic mice
(National Library of Medicine, 2020-11-02) Samad, Mehdi Bin; Mohsin, Md Nurul Absar Bin; Razu, Bodiul Alam; Hossain, Mohammad Tashnim; Mahzabeen, Sinayat; Unnoor, Naziat; Muna, Ishrat Aklima; Akhter, Farjana; Kabir, Ashraf Ul; Hannan, J M A
[6]-Gingerol, a major component of Zingiber officinale, was previously reported to ameliorate hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetic mice. Endocrine signaling is involved in insulin secretion and is perturbed in db/db Type-2 diabetic mice. [6]-Gingerol was reported to restore the disrupted endocrine signaling in rodents. In this current study on Leprdb/db diabetic mice, we investigated the involvement of endocrine pathway in the insulin secretagogue activity of [6]-Gingerol and the mechanism(s) through which [6]-Gingerol ameliorates hyperglycemia.
Age and gender variation in the impact of household structure on elderly mortality
(International Journal of Epidemiology, 1999) Rahman, Omar
Relationship to head of household and the presence of spouses and sons have powerful impacts on reducing mortality for elderly men and women in rural Bangladesh with the effects varying significantly by gender and age. Furthermore, individual rather than joint access to material resources is an important determinant of elderly mortality.
American families : policy issues
(Population Index, 1993) DaVanzo, J; Rahman, Omar; Wadhwa, K.T.
Increases in the number of children living in single-parent (usually female-headed) households and in the proportion of mother who work outside their homes have raised concern in the United States about the effects of these trends on the well-being of children and the possible need for policy intervention. This paper discusses the arguments for and against policies that affect families.
Gender and Life-Cycle Differentials in the Patterns and Determinants of Adult Health
(The Journal of Human Resources, 1993) Strauss, J.; Gertler, P.; Rahman, Omar; Fox, K.
This study investigates the socioeconomic determinants of adult ill health in developing countries. Use as measures of health, self reported general health plus a variety of measures of problems in physical functioning. Strong residential effects exist, although the factors behind them remain to be investigated.
MPH Catalogue 2006-2007
(INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY, BANGLADESH, 2006)
The social, economic and cultural dimensions of health and population are a major focus of both governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh and in other developing countries. It is now increasingly being recognized that there is a need for professionals who are well trained in the multi- faceted complex interactions of social, economic and cultural factors affecting health and population, such as plateauing fertility rates, inadequate health services coverage, the ongoing epidemiological transition from infectious to chronic diseases, and emerging public health issues such as HIV-AIDS and Arsenic contamination of water supplies. There is however a critical shortage of such professionals in these countries. This increased demand for such personnel comes at a time where funding for this kind of education abroad (United States, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Asia) is extremely limited and will continue to be so in the future. Thus there exists a window of opportunity for in-country training of high quality at the master’s level in Public Health, which focuses on social-economic and cultural dimensions of health and population. Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) is particularly well positioned to meet this demand, as it has a well-established track record of providing instruction in the health, population and social sciences. IUB has the oldest department of population- environment in Bangladesh, operating now for over 12 years, and providing high quality undergraduate education in the interactions between population, health and environment. In addition the Centre for Health, Population and Development at Independent University, Bangladesh continues to promote research and scholarly activities in the broad area of health, population and development through seminars, training programs, publications and numerous research collaborations both nationally and internationally. In light of the above, Independent University, Bangladesh is pleased to offer the following post-graduate program leading to the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.).
Shared environments: a multilevel analysis of community context and child nutritional status in Bangladesh
(Public Health Nutrition, 2011-02) Corsi, Daniel J.; Chow, Clara K.; Lear, Scott A.; Rahman, Omar; Subramanian, S.V.; Teo, Koon
The goal of the study was to examine the influence of community environment on the nutritional status (weight-for-age and height-forage) of children (aged 0–59 months) in Bangladesh. In addition, we tested the association between specific characteristics of community environments and child nutritional status. The data are from the nationally representative 2004 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. The findings showed that the community environment influences child nutrition in Bangladesh, and maternal- and child-level covariates may fail to capture the entire influence of communities.
The Impact of Kin on the Mortality of the Elderly in Rural Bangladesh
(Population Studies, 1999-07) Rahman, Omar
This study uses high quality longitudinal data on kin availability, proximity, and marital status from the Matlab surveillance area in rural Bangladesh to explore the impact of kin members on the survival of the elderly over a six year period. The results - from discrete time hazard models- suggest that the presence of a spouse, sons, and brothers substantially improves survivorship, but with differing effects by the sex of the elderly and the number of sons and brothers. This study offers little support of any of the following as mechanisms by which kin affect the survival of the elderly: changes in the economic status of the elderly as proxied by land holdings; improved access to instrumental support as proxied by the marital status of sons; decreases in social isolation as proxied by proximity of kin
Use of secondary prevention drugs for cardiovascular disease in the community in high-income, middle-income, and low-income countries (the PURE Study): a prospective epidemiological survey
(Lancet, 2011-08-28) Yusuf, Salim; Islam, Shofiqul; Chow, Clara K.; Rangarajan, Sumathy; Rahman, Omar; et al
The research was aimed to assess use of proven eff ective secondary preventive drugs (antiplatelet drugs, β blockers, angiotensin-converting-enzyme [ACE] inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blockers [ARBs], and statins) in individuals with a history of coronary heart disease or stroke.