Endocrinology

NEW YORK- January 28, 2020 --JDRF, the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, today announced new research that found widespread screening for islet autoantibodies reduced the occurrence of life-threatening…

Credit: USZ At present, a focus on males in basic research and clinical trials means that models of disease are also based on men. Symptoms and disease progression in male patients are therefore considered the standard, while…

University of Tsukuba study shows that a histamine agonist drug prevents further damage in a mouse model of cardiorenal dysfunctionCredit: University of Tsukuba Tsukuba, Japan - Chronic kidney disease and heart failure are critical medical…

Study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesCredit: Human Longevity, Inc. Study participants were evaluated with Human Longevity's multi-modal precision health platform, the Health…

Led by the URV researcher Vladimir Baulin, this study has also discovered a new role of cholesterol that will help to understand the development of some diseases and cell processesCredit: URV Cholesterol is crucial to the formation of the…

Australians are increasingly being diagnosed with cancers that will do them no harm if left undetected or untreated, exposing them to unnecessary surgeries and chemotherapy, says a new study published online today in the Medical Journal…

Team develops quantitative framework to sonographically differentiate thyroid nodules at levels comparable to expert radiologists--a big step towards automated triage of thyroid cancerCredit: American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR)…

UMass Amherst cancer epidemiologist awarded National Institutes of Health grantCredit: UMass Amherst A University of Massachusetts Amherst cancer epidemiologist has received a $462,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand…

New study suggests hot flashes may alter hippocampal and prefrontal cortex function to decrease verbal memory CLEVELAND, Ohio (January 22, 2020)--If you're having difficulty identifying the right word to express yourself clearly or…

Two mechanisms could afford an alternative approach to studying and treating severe conditions such as sepsis. A combination of resistance to pathogens by means of fever; and temporary tolerance promoted by controlled hypothermia The human…