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• • Article: Cat ownership and the risk of fatal cardiovascular diseases. Results from the Second National Health and Nutrition Examination Study Mortality Follow-up Study. Qureshi et al. (2009) J Vasc. Interv. Neurol. 2 (1): 132-5.
  • Content area/major concepts: This is the published report of results presented at the International Stroke Conference in 2008 which were picked up by the national media. The authors found that people in the study who did not own a cat had a 40% higher risk of dying from heart disease. The authors did not find a similar positive relationship for individuals owning dogs. Links to reports from the media regarding data shown at the Stroke conference are given below
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  • How the CREATE strategy was used: Use in concept mapping activity
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• • Article: Plasma HDL cholesterol and risk of myocardial infarction: a mendelian randomization study. Voight et al. (2012) The Lancet doi: 10.10116/S0140-6736(12)60312-2.
  • Content area/major concepts: This study published May 2012 indicates that high HDL levels are only correlated with reduced risk of heart attack, but not a cause of reduced heart attack incidence – an unexpected result. Numerous media reports are available; the first one listed is by Gina Kolata of the New York Times.
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  • How the CREATE strategy was used: Use in concept mapping activity
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• • Article: ‘Metabolic syndrome’ in the brain: deficiency in omega-3 fatty acid exacerbates dysfunctions in insulin receptor signalling and cognition. Agrawal and Gomez-Pinilla (2012) Journal of Physiology 590 (10): 2485-2499.
  • Content area/major concepts: Rats fed either water w/ high fructose corn syrup or water with high fructose corn syrup and omega-3 fatty acids were tested for their ability to remember a maze they had previously learned. Rats fed only the water plus high fructose were much slower in completing the maze and showed signs of insulin resistance.
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  • How the CREATE strategy was used: Use in method cartooning activity
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