Saliva Test One Step Closer to Replacing Blood Work for Adrenal Disorder Diagnosis
Easy Targets: How Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Affect Reproductive Endocrinology
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals have been implicated in a wide range of poor health outcomes, including infertility and obesity. Endocrine News speaks to Almudena Veiga-Lopez, DVM, PhD, the chair of an upcoming ENDO 2025 symposium on these chemicals’ effects on reproductive organs, which are particularly vulnerable to EDCs. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere, and there is seemingly no...Hidden Steroids in Arthritis Supplements Raise Serious Adrenal Concerns
Before you reach for that arthritis supplement, take note: Over-the-counter supplements could contain surreptitious glucocorticoids, notes a new case series study published in The Journal of The Endocrine Society. The study describes 12 patients who developed Cushing syndrome (CS) and/or adrenal insufficiency (AI) after consuming commonly used supplements such as Artri King, Ardosons, and Ajo...Sriram Gubbi of NIDDK Wins Endocrine Society’s 2025 Endocrine Images Art Competition
“Cosmic Bubble” image features cells from a thyroid cancer subtype Sriram Gubbi, MD, won the Endocrine Society’s 2025 Endocrine Images Art Competition with his microphotograph of follicular thyroid carcinoma cells titled “The Cosmic Bubble”. The art competition celebrates the beauty of endocrine science as seen through the lens of a microscope. More than 30 entries...Boning Up: National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
Each May in the U.S. is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month which is observed to raise awareness about osteoporosis, promote prevention, and early detection. Bone health is one of the cornerstones of endocrine science and practice, so we felt that this was the perfect issue to take a look at some of the recent...
Males diagnosed with classic congenital hyperplasia (CAH) due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency require lifelong treatment, with adolescence the most challenging treatment period, notes a review article in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism and a supplement sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., an American biopharmaceutical company that develops for neurological and endocrine-related disorders. To replace the...
Recipient of the Endocrine Society’s 2025 Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research, Barbara Kahn, MD, discovered very early on that pursuing basic science could be just as rewarding as treating patients with chronic illnesses. She tells Endocrine News about her career journey, why she relishes working with so many enthusiastic junior scientists, and the...FDA Files New Drug Application for Relacorilant as Treatment for Patients With Hypercortisolism
