As I come to the end of my term at ENDO 2025 next month in San Francisco, Calif., I can look back with great pride at what the Endocrine Society has accomplished over the past 12 months. My experience as your president also has reaffirmed my belief that belonging to a strong community is crucial...
Q&A with JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, MACP Endocrine News talks to the Endocrine Society’s 2025 Outstanding Clinical Investigator Laureate JoAnn Manson, MD, DrPH, MACP, about her ongoing research on menopausal estrogen therapy, the risks and benefits of nutritional supplements, her numerous large-scale prevention trials, and why she feels that the concept of a “healthspan” is...
An Endocrine News roundup of the week’s pharmaceutical news, breakthroughs, and general information. * Positive Long-Term Results from Phase 2 HELIOS Clinical Trial of AMX0035 in People with Wolfram Syndrome On May 12, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced positive Week 48 data from the Phase 2 open-label HELIOS clinical trial of AMX0035 (sodium phenylbutyrate [PB] and...
Three Studies Reveal New Insights into Osteoporosis and Bone Health A trio of studies from the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism examines several issues relating to bone health complications. These papers looked at treatment options to increase bone density in breast cancer patients; the impact of sleeve gastrectomy procedures on bone mass...
An Endocrine News roundup of the week’s pharmaceutical news, breakthroughs, and general information. * New OTC Weight Loss Pill Granted Patent On May 6, Olfactive Biosolutions was granted a patent for formulations of food molecules that cause significant weight loss when taken as a daily pill. The company’s Pivit supplement induces the simultaneous secretion of...
What goes on in the womb does not stay in the womb as prenatal hormone exposure plays a critical role in shaping childhood growth and body composition. A recent study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that prenatal testosterone exposure is linked to sex-specific body composition changes, with boys exposed to...
A new study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism has revealed that Black/African Americans are significantly more likely to develop severe insulin-deficient diabetes (SIDD), a more serious form of the disease, compared to White Americans. Using data-driven cluster analysis, a technique widely used within the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning,...
A new study has found that bone marrow fat content, as measured by advanced imaging techniques, does not predict the risk of fractures in postmenopausal women. The findings, recently published in The Journal of the Endocrine Society, challenge the idea that bone marrow adipose tissue (BMAT) plays a significant role in fracture susceptibility and suggest...
As I come to the end of my term at ENDO 2025 next month in San Francisco, Calif., I can look back with great pride at what the Endocrine Society has accomplished over the past 12 months. My experience as your president also has reaffirmed my belief that belonging to a strong community is crucial...