Endocrinology

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2019) - Paul Tran is working to develop a highly predictive genetic risk score that will tell parents whether their baby is at significant risk…

Credit: Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=5630) Enteroviral infections are common viral infections with usually rather few symptoms and also believed to be linked to the onset…

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine praised an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to phase out animal testing of chemical products. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced today that animal…

The biomarker can identify beta cell death in children and adults with recent-onset Type 1 diabetes and in antibody-positive at-risk subjects before disease onset.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Beta cells in the pancreas produce…

Study authors recommend patients be more proactiveCredit: Houston Methodist Houston - (Sept. 5, 2019) - A new study shows that many OB-GYNs are uncomfortable counseling their patients on fertility at a time when more women are delaying…

Beta cells in the pancreas produce the body's insulin, and their loss or dysfunction causes diabetesCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Beta cells in pancreatic islets produce insulin to exquisitely regulate blood glucose levels and, thus,…

New study identifies multiple mental health conditions associated with an increased risk of unnecessary bilateral oophorectomies, despite nonmalignant indications CLEVELAND, Ohio (Sept 4, 2019)--Undergoing a hysterectomy, especially in…

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas have found evidence suggesting that resistance to the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in the brain is linked to the cognitive impairments and memory loss…

Credit: Kanazawa University For proper and healthy metabolism of bone, appropriate stimuli are necessary. In outer space with microgravity, calcium is lost from bone and bone mass is reduced. Measurement of the bone density of…

Endocrine Society, partners endorse statement clarifying benefits, risks of testosterone therapy The Endocrine Society and 10 other internationally esteemed medical societies have today issued the first Global Position Statement on the use…