Author: Mark Newman

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Obesity May Increase End-Stage Kidney Disease Risk in Women with Type 2 Diabetes

Obesity may negatively affect kidney function in people with type 2 diabetes, particularly in women, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Diabetic nephropathy, or the deterioration of kidney function in people with diabetes, is caused by high blood pressure and high blood sugar. Approximately one in...
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Renewing Our Commitment to Patient Engagement

Version 2 We are redoubling our efforts to reach underserved communities by revitalizing our patient engagement initiative. Through our clinical work and research, we are well aware that health disparities have a significant impact on individuals with diabetes and other endocrine conditions. As a community, we are determined to do all we can to break down those...
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Are High Levels of Body Fat in Men a Risk Factor for Osteoporosis?

Men with high levels of body fat have lower bone density and may be more likely to break a bone than those with normal levels of body fat, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Most studies have shown positive or neutral effects of body fat mass...
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Endocrine Explorers: Catching up with the 2021 REGMS Participants

Endocrine News talks with several of the early-career scientists who are participating in the Endocrine Society’s 2021 Research Experiences for Graduate and Medical Students (REGMS) program to learn more about their work in the laboratory and how the program has helped them during the early stages of their careers. Encouraged by their principal investigators and...
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Is the “Love Hormone” to Blame in Men with Sex Addiction?

Men with hypersexual disorder may have higher levels of oxytocin in their blood than men without the disorder, according to a small study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Hypersexual disorder involves excessive, persistent sexual behaviors related to various mood states, with an impulsivity component and experienced loss of control....
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Meet the 2022 Laureates: John Wass, MD, MA, FRCP 

Wass_Laureate2022 John Wass, MD, MA, FRCP  Outstanding Leadership in Endocrinology Award John Wass, MD, MA, FRCP, is a clinical researcher and educator at Oxford University in Oxford, England, whose contributions have had a significant effect on patients with pituitary disease. His early observations about the importance of single-surgeon expertise for acromegaly outcomes paved the way many...
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Meet the 2022 Laureates: Michael W. Schwartz, MD 

Schwartz_Headshot-cropped Michael W. Schwartz, MD  Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research  Michael W. Schwartz, MD, holds the Robert H. Williams Chair in Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle, Wash., where he has been on faculty since 1996.  He’s published over 260 peer-reviewed studies that have shaped our understanding of how the brain regulates energy balance and glucose homeostasis,...