Endocrinology

Annual meeting will share latest advances in hormone science, clinical care Washington, DC - The Endocrine Society will switch its annual meeting, ENDO 2021, to a fully virtual format, the Society announced today. "After thoughtful…

Korean study examines combined impact of aspirin, metformin, and statins impact on lung cancer risk DENVER--Combined use of aspirin, statins, and metformin is associated with decreased lung cancer incidence and mortality, according to a…

'Honey, I shrunk the detector'Credit: © Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen / Roman Shnaiderman Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the world's smallest ultrasound detector.…

The Public Charge Rule: What Physicians Can Do to Support Immigrant Health As the U.S. federal government pursues immigration reform, changes to the federal public charge rule have triggered confusion and concerns among patients who are…

Thyroid stimulating hormone stability in patients prescribed synthetic or desiccated thyroid products: A retrospective study A study by researchers at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, Colorado evaluated the stability of thyroid stimulating…

Published in the journal Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes ), the study shows that it is the absence of quality connections with people and not the lack of contact that predicts the onset of…

Not taking their medication out of fear presents a greater risk to patients' healthCredit: Henry Ford Health System DETROIT - Patients on immunosuppressive therapy for common skin and rheumatic diseases like psoriasis and rheumatoid…

We are just starting to understand the interlinkages between hormones and COVID-19 COVID-19 and interlinkages to endocrine and metabolic diseases was an important programme topic at the 2020 European Congress of Endocrinology. With 4675…

First study to compare percutaneous arteriovenous fistula devices reports positive clinical outcomesCredit: Avenu Medical San Juan Capistrano, Calif.--Two devices for creating minimally invasive dialysis access--the Ellipsys®…

Endocrine Society, European Society of Endocrinology form historic partnership to develop evidence-based guidelines The Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) have reached an historic agreement to jointly develop…

These lipids may act as a biomarker for Type 1 diabetes and offer a therapeutic target to prevent the diseaseCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Type 1 diabetes, or T1D, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune cells -- led by…

A European guidance document aimed at identifying endocrine disrupting pesticides can--with some modifications--be used to assess other chemicals' endocrine disrupting effects. A European guidance document aimed at identifying endocrine…

New study suggests that early menarche is associated with worse cardiovascular health, especially in young women CLEVELAND, Ohio (Sept. 9, 2020)--Early menarche has been associated with many cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but…

The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX®) is a widely used calculation tool that integrates clinical information in a quantitative manner to predict a 10-year probability of major osteoporotic fracture for both women and men in different…

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Robert M. Carey, MD, Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, has been named a Distinguished Scientist of the American Heart Association for his "extraordinary…

Conference abstract, experimental, mice The hormone, ghrelin, may help protect the elderly population from muscle loss, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. The study found that administering a particular form of ghrelin to…

Conference abstract, observational, people Free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor of future health risks in aging men, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. These data suggest the free,…

Fibroblast growth factor 1 effects on specific brain cell types, and on nets that enmesh neurons, inform how it restores blood sugar levels to normal in diabetic animalsCredit: Courtesy of KImberly Alonge/Schwartz Lab/UW Medicine Diabetes…

Conference abstract, observational, people Probiotics may help children and adolescents with obesity lose weight when taken alongside a calorie-controlled diet, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. The study found that obese…

Conference abstract, observational, people Patients with autoimmune inflammation of their thyroid may be at greater risk of developing anxiety, according to a study being presented at e-ECE 2020. The study found that people with anxiety…