Childhood cancer patients and survivors are at increased risk for growth disturbances, for myriad reasons, and it is important to periodically monitor their growth, according to a paper recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Tomoko Yoshida, MD, PhD, and Angela Delaney, MD, both of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis,...
Liraglutide Increases Insulin Sensitivity Independent of Weight Loss, Study Shows
Liraglutide, the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, can lead to rapid improvement in insulin sensitivity, according to a study recently published in Diabetes. “We know that GLP-1R agonists promote weight loss, but we were surprised to find that the GLP-1R agonist liraglutide also has rapid effects on...
Honored by both the Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology with the 2024 Transatlantic Alliance Award, Felix Beuschlein, MD, has made significant contributions to endocrine research on both sides of the Atlantic, from Michigan to Switzerland! Endocrine News speaks with Beuschlein about what this award means to him, conducting pioneering research on two... A common concern about gender-affirming hormone therapy for transmasculine people is the risk of red blood cell volume changes and erythrocytosis with the use of prescribed testosterone. However, Mount Sinai researchers have found that testosterone treatment may be safer than previously reported, with results published recently in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Mount...
Teprotumumab significantly improved proptosis versus placebo in longstanding/low inflammation thyroid eye disease (TED) according to data from the first placebo-controlled trial of the drug that was recently published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. (Horizon Therapeutics funded the trial and is marketing the drug as TEPEZZA.) Researchers led by Raymond S. Douglas, MD,...
Women Exposed to Toxic Metals May Experience Earlier Aging of Their Ovaries
Middle-aged women who are exposed to toxic metals may have fewer eggs in their ovaries as they approach menopause, according to new research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Diminished ovarian reserve is when women have fewer eggs compared to others their age. The condition may be linked to health problems such as...
Getting Back to Normal: Options for Treating Hypoparathyroidism
Endocrine News talks to Aliya Khan, MD, about the debilitating effects of hypoparathyroidism, new treatment guidelines she helped create, and exciting news from trials that showed promising results that could allow these patients to have a much-improved quality of life, both physical and psychological. “I wish I had this medicine when I was a kid,”...
For Your Information: Recent Revelations on Thyroid Cancer Treatment
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine cancer in the world with over 62,000 newly diagnosed cases each year in the U.S. alone. Here, we look at some of the latest research that includes a study from Endocrine Reviews on radiation-induced thyroid cancer; a JCEM Case Reports paper on false positive results in metastatic thyroid...
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