People with Obesity May Have a Higher Risk of Dementia
People with obesity and high blood pressure may face a higher risk of dementia, according to a new study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Dementia is a growing global public health challenge, with no cure currently available. People with dementia experience a severe decline in mental abilities, like memory, thinking and reasoning. The most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia and mixed dementia. Dementia is a progressive...
Endocrine scientists around the world can now access dkNET, a research portal established by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, which provides endocrine researchers and clinicians with cross-disciplinary access to critical new information. Endocrine News talks with emeritus Endocrine Society member and longtime researcher Robert Margolis, PhD, about how this new...
The world of endocrinology – and indeed the world – lost a titan at the end of 2025 in Joel Habener, MD, who passed away December 28 at the age of 88. Habener, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston,...
From how radioiodine therapy for Graves’ disease impacts cancer occurrence and the potential usefulness of pharmacologic treatment for benign thyroid nodules to how a minimally invasive procedure could be the preferred treatment option, recent studies from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism further demonstrate how endocrine science is benefiting patients around the world. As...
