Insulin Resistance
"Insulin Resistance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Diminished effectiveness of INSULIN in lowering blood sugar levels: requiring the use of 200 units or more of insulin per day to prevent HYPERGLYCEMIA or KETOSIS.
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D007333
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C18.452.394.968.500 G07.690.773.984.617
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Insulin Resistance" by people in this website by year, and whether "Insulin Resistance" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 1998 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 1999 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2001 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2002 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2003 | 8 | 4 | 12 | | 2004 | 11 | 4 | 15 | | 2005 | 10 | 8 | 18 | | 2006 | 13 | 4 | 17 | | 2007 | 12 | 13 | 25 | | 2008 | 13 | 12 | 25 | | 2009 | 20 | 5 | 25 | | 2010 | 14 | 15 | 29 | | 2011 | 12 | 18 | 30 | | 2012 | 27 | 10 | 37 | | 2013 | 23 | 16 | 39 | | 2014 | 19 | 18 | 37 | | 2015 | 31 | 13 | 44 | | 2016 | 26 | 19 | 45 | | 2017 | 18 | 9 | 27 | | 2018 | 23 | 19 | 42 | | 2019 | 13 | 24 | 37 | | 2020 | 17 | 9 | 26 | | 2021 | 19 | 8 | 27 | | 2022 | 32 | 3 | 35 | | 2023 | 18 | 0 | 18 | | 2024 | 14 | 11 | 25 | | 2025 | 8 | 6 | 14 | | 2026 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insulin Resistance" by people in Profiles.
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Hitt TA, Kelly A, Stefanovski D, Zemel BS, McCarter R, Yanek L, Zandieh G, Ă–zdemir I, Kamel IR, Hui SCN, Barker P, Magge SN. Insulin Hypersecretion and Increased Ectopic Fat in South Asian American Adolescents and Young Adults Compared With White and African American Peers: The CHARISMA Study. Diabetes Care. 2026 Jun 01; 49(6):1057-1066.
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Beals JW, Smith GI, Farabi SS, Patterson BW, Lucey BP, Broussard JL, Wright KP, Klein S. Sleep Extension Improves Sleep Health but Not Insulin Sensitivity in People With Overweight or Obesity Who Maintain Habitual Short Sleep Schedules. Diabetes Care. 2026 May 01; 49(5):740-745.
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Whooten RC, Rifas-Shiman SL, Aris IM, Perng W, Chavarro JE, Oken E, Hivert MF. Adolescent "Lean PCOS" Is Characterized by Higher Insulin Resistance and Adverse Adipokine Profile. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Apr 22; 111(5):e1364-e1372.
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Khan FN, Magaret A, Hsu C, Jain R, West NM, Taylor-Cousar JL, Roe AH, Uluer A, Bray LA, Godfrey EM. Association of CFRD development among females with CF who use hormonal contraception. J Cyst Fibros. 2026 May; 25(3):482-488.
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Juber MC, King-McAlpin S, Buscaglia P, Sebag JA, Potthoff MJ. FGF21 targets pathways which enhance insulin sensitivity in brown adipose but not skeletal muscle in mice. Endocrinology. 2026 Apr 07; 167(5).
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Boster JM, Cree MG, Kelsey MM, Nadeau KJ, Chaidez A, Pan Z, Sundaram SS. Relative Skeletal Muscle Mass Is Associated With Hepatic Steatosis in Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity. Pediatr Obes. 2026 Apr; 21(4):e70108.
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van Eeghen SA, Pyle L, Narongkiatikhun P, Choi YJ, Vosters TG, van Valkengoed IGM, Bjornstad P, Siegelaar SE, Nokoff NJ, den Heijer M, van Raalte DH. Insulin Sensitivity and Associated Plasma Proteomics During Sex Hormone Therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2026 Mar 17; 111(4):e1070-e1079.
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Kalhori A, Cole RM, Zarich S, Li N, Kolipaka A, Ni A, Sparagna GC, Belury MA. Plasma linoleic acid is related to lower hepatic steatosis index and higher linoleate-rich cardiolipin in adults with MAFLD. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2026 04 01; 330(4):G478-G486.
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Harnois-Leblanc S, Rifas-Shiman SL, Switkowski KM, Perng W, Aris IM, Oken E, Young JG, Hivert MF. Estimating sex-specific population-level effects of limiting sugar-sweetened beverages or 100% fruit juices during childhood on insulin resistance, central adiposity, and glycemic outcomes in late adolescence. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 05; 195(3):850-858.
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Zemski Berry K, Garfield A, Whytock KL, Macias E, Zarini S, Jambal P, Stepaniak T, Bowen S, Perreault L, Johnson C, Kahn D, Kerege A, Tamburini IJ, Nguyen CM, Viesi CH, Seldin M, Sun Y, Walsh M, Sparks LM, Bergman BC. Combined Weight Loss and Exercise Training Alters Skeletal Muscle Subcellular Lipid Localization and Intermuscular Adipose Tissue Cellular Composition. Diabetes. 2025 Dec 01; 74(12):2249-2263.
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