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Analysis Of Anti-Diabetic Exosomes Secreted From Beige Adipocytes, Rachelle Mendola, Chad Doucette, Daniel Nguyen, Su Su, Aaron Brown

Maine Medical Center

Accumulation of excess fat in white adipose tissue is associated with an increase in risk for type 2 diabetes. Within white fat tissue resides a population of “beige” adipocytes that are activated by cold exposure and expend energy contained in fats, which is released as heat. Increasing energy expenditure through beige adipocyte activation has been shown to reduce diabetic symptoms in rodent models of obesity. However, activation of beige adipocytes through exposure of humans to cold temperatures is uncomfortable and likely not a realistic strategy to control body weight. In addition to its fat burning potential, secreted factors derived from …

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (Acls) And Obstetrical Critical Care (Ob Cc) Education For High Risk Labor And Delivery Nurses In Caring For Growing Population Of High Risk Patients, Tracey E. Mcmillan

Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Obstetrical Critical Care (OB CC) education for high risk Labor and Delivery nurses in caring for growing population of high risk patients

Tracey E. McMillan RNC, BSN

Clinical Nurse III

Labor and Delivery Unit Coordinator

BACKGROUND: Many studies show that an increasing number of pregnant women in the United States have chronic health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and chronic heart disease. The factors that place a pregnancy at risk can be divided into four categories: existing health conditions, age, lifestyle factors and conditions of pregnancy. The recent statistics from the Centers for Disease …