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Meet the 2020 Laureates: Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD

T Maratos-Flier IMG_0861 for web Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, MD Roy O. Greep Award for Outstanding Research Obesity and its metabolic complications including type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease, are among the greatest challenges to health around the world. At the heart of this problem is understanding energy balance — a complex network of interactions between the periphery and the brain....
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Meet the 2020 Laureates: Carol A. Lange, PhD

Lange, Carol 2016 Carol A. Lange, PhD Sidney H. Ingbar Distinguished Service Award Dr. Lange joined the Endocrine Society and Women in Endocrinology (WE) while training as a postdoctoral fellow in the Kate Horwitz laboratory (1996-1999). Notably, she has attended every annual meeting since 1996 and has routinely chaired sessions, reviewed abstracts, judged posters, and led “Meet the...
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Meet the 2020 Laureates: Ashley Grossman, MD, FRCP

Grossman Ashley Grossman, MD, FRCP Outstanding Mentor Award Ashley Grossman has trained many leading endocrinologists in Europe and the world. With his amazing ability to combine superb clinical knowledge and many years of patient-related experience with up-to-date detailed knowledge of basic science, he enthusiastically transferred his love of academic and clinical endocrinology to his younger colleagues....
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Meet the 2020 Laureates: Andrew Dauber, MD

20180807_andrew_dauber_005 Andrew Dauber, MD Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award Andrew Dauber, MD, is the chief of endocrinology at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. He is an exceptional clinician-scientist who has successfully applied innovative genetic technologies to pediatric endocrinology and with friendly international collaborations his discoveries made major contributions to our understanding of...
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Budding Problems: Essential Oils as Endocrine Disruptors

As endocrine science unlocks more secrets of endocrine disruptors, new common household items are being scrutinized for their safety. A recent study from The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism reveals how lavender oil – a staple in Hispanic culture – could possess estrogenic and antiandrogenic consequences.  In some U.S. Hispanic communities, liberal use of...
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The Challenges of Lab Relocation

If you thought moving your home was stressful, wait until you have to move your lab! We share some tips from someone who has been there, moved that! Moving companies may be the only ones who like moving. The packing, unpacking, and setting up in a new place can give anyone months-long anxiety. When the...
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Vitamin D: When Enough Is Enough

Vitamin D enthusiasts have long promoted high doses to obtain hoped-for benefits, but clinical trials are not finding them. Clinical trials of high doses of vitamin D are not finding the benefits that some advocates had promoted and are even hinting at some adverse effects. “The enthusiasm for high-dose vitamin D has certainly outpaced the...
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Blood Tests Can Predict Timing of Final Menstrual Period

Blood tests could replace menstrual periods as a gauge for when a women is nearing menopause, according to new research published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The study found measuring levels of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) can predict when a woman’s final menstrual period will occur. AMH serves as an indicator...