Endocrinology

The study, published online in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, documents a clear link between the stress hormone cortisol and higher blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetesCredit: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical…

NEW YORK, NY (July 10, 2020) -- After only a few days caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients at the start of the outbreak in New York City, Aakriti Gupta, MD, realized that this was much more than a respiratory disease. "I was on…

Also requests expanded coverage of behavioral therapy Washington, D.C. -- July 9, 2020 -- U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Thomas Carper (D-Del.) are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to lift…

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a new method that can make it easier for public authorities to assess the health risks of hormone-disrupting chemicals in the environment. The method was used to evaluate the risk…

Discovery suggests the proteins played essential role in evolutionCredit: Kurdistani lab/UCLA FINDINGS UCLA scientists have identified a new function for histones, the spool-shaped proteins that regulate gene expression and serve as…

Credit: University of Adelaide A team of paediatric specialists, including an expert from the University of Adelaide, has produced new guidelines regarding assessment and management of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Australian and New…

The discovery of two new biomarkers has the potential to predict key underlying causes of preeclampsia and could lead to the early diagnosisCredit: Oxford Press Preeclampsia is a devastating disorder that occurs very suddenly in…

Breakthrough technology to preserve live pancreatic tissue for at least 10 days provides a window into the organ's ability to regenerate Credit: Diabetes Research Institute Foundation MIAMI, FL - June 29, 2020 - Scientists…

Researchers suggest that lifestyle interventions can be effective in helping women with metabolic syndrome prevent diabetes and heart disease CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 1, 2020)--Perimenopause is a time when women become more vulnerable…

BOSTON - (June 30, 2020) - Researchers from the Joslin Diabetes Center investigated time trends in pregnancy-related outcomes among women with type 1 diabetes between 2004 and 2017, and found that the percentage of mothers with…

New study suggests benefits of combined oral contraceptives in preserving bone mineral density in women with premature ovarian insufficiency CLEVELAND, Ohio (June 24, 2020)--Women with premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) become estrogen…

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) calls for safe resumption of bariatric and metabolic surgery before COVID-19 pandemic is declared over Newberry, Fla. -- Jun. 23, 2020 -- The American Society for Metabolic and…

Veterans Affairs study based on more than 275,000 patientsCredit: Mackenzie Adams A new study finds that clinicians can use patient data, such as a history of co-occurring health conditions and medication, to predict the 5- and…

Researchers from Kanazawa University discover that high-dose 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine treatment could provide a favorable prognosis in children with neuroblastomaCredit: Kanazawa University Kanazawa, Japan -…

Trio of researchers elucidated the role of gut hormones, enabling the design of treatments for diabetes, obesity, short bowel syndromeCredit: Harvard Medical School The 2020 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to a trio of…

Credit: Norbert Stefan In a Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology review article Norbert Stefan from the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD), the University Hospital of Tübingen and the Boston Children's Hospital, highlights…

Reaction time, other measures of performance also affected Sleeping less than normal impacts how we feel the next morning. "Not in the sense that we have more negative feelings, like being down or depressed. But participants in our study…

Credit: Images courtesy of the GSK Center for Optical Molecular Imaging Researchers at the GSK Center for Optical Molecular Imaging have developed a new microscope that looks at the different parameters that change during wound…

Results from a six-month, multi-site clinical trial called the Wireless Innovation for Seniors with Diabetes Mellitus (WISDM) Study Group have been published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).Credit: UNC School of…

UB led study of newly diagnosed children and young adultsCredit: Sandra Kicman, University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y. - In research led by a University at Buffalo pediatric endocrinologist, a drug called golimumab showed that it…