Exposure to common endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during pregnancy may significantly alter the reproductive development of female infants during their first months of life, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers found that daughters of women with higher concentrations of certain chemicals in their systems during pregnancy exhibited...
Global effort changes the name of a significant women’s health condition that was misunderstood to be ‘all about ovarian cysts’ Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is the new name for the condition previously known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which impacts one in eight, or more than 170 million women worldwide. More than 50 patient and professional organizations, including the Endocrine...
Effective long-term management of osteoporosis requires a carefully choreographed sequence of medications, as certain drug transitions can significantly enhance or inadvertently undermine bone density, according to a clinical review published by researchers at Aarhus University. The article, “Approach to the Patient—Transitions in Osteoporosis Therapy,” appearing in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, emphasizes that...
Rare neuroendocrine tumors that flood the body with stress hormones like adrenaline do more than spike blood pressure; they may also be quietly degrading the patient’s skeletal system, according to a comprehensive review published by researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Titled, “Effects of Catecholamines on Bone and Mineral Metabolism in Patients with...
Delbert A. Fisher, past-president of the Endocrine Society and former editor of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, passed away March 4, 2026, at the age of 97. Fisher was a pediatric endocrinologist best known for his work in delineating fetal and newborn thyroid physiology, which led to the launch of newborn screening for...
An Endocrine News roundup of the week’s pharmaceutical news, breakthroughs, and general information. * Viridian Therapeutics Sees Positive Topline Results from Elegrobart Phase 3 REVEAL‑2 Clinical Trial in Chronic Thyroid Eye Disease On May 5, Viridian Therapeutics, Inc., announced positive topline data from the REVEAL‑2 phase 3 clinical trial of elegrobart in patients with chronic...
Anna Pilatone and Gabriella Milan won the Endocrine Society’s 2026 Endocrine Images Art Competition for their microscopy image of a pre-adipocyte cell (left). Pilatone and Milan are research biologists in the Endocrine and Metabolic Lab at the Department of Medicine, University of Padova, and at the Center for the Study and Integrated Treatment of Obesity,...
There’s something fun about “firsts” with such a well-established publication like Endocrine News. This month, I’m pleased to say, is another first: an issue devoted to the adrenal glands, those endocrine glands that “get our juices flowing” so to speak. Senior Editor Derek Bagley has rounded up some of the Endocrine Society’s “Adrenal All Stars”...
Anna Pilatone and Gabriella Milan won the Endocrine Society’s 2026 Endocrine Images Art Competition for their microscopy image of a pre-adipocyte cell (left). Pilatone and Milan are research biologists in the Endocrine and Metabolic Lab at the Department of Medicine, University of Padova, and at the Center for the Study and Integrated Treatment of Obesity,...
There’s something fun about “firsts” with such a well-established publication like Endocrine News. This month, I’m pleased to say, is another first: an issue devoted to the adrenal glands, those endocrine glands that “get our juices flowing” so to speak. Senior Editor Derek Bagley has rounded up some of the Endocrine Society’s “Adrenal All Stars”...
