When you spend the majority of your life at the bench, you might sometimes forget how to tell your story so that you can spend even more time at the bench through grants and papers. Here is a look at what steps you can take to present your research in a dynamic and impactful manner....
A recent animal model shows that the adrenal clock may help stabilize the circadian glucocorticoid rhythm in response to chronic exposure to aberrant light cycles, according to a study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by William C. Engeland, PhD, of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, point out that...
Pediatric endocrinologist Stephanie Sisley, MD, at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston talks to Endocrine News about her research looking at genetic causes of obesity in children and why diet and exercise are simply not enough for these patients. For children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 years, the prevalence of obesity...
A French study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society reveals myriad complications that many acromegaly patients face after they’ve been successfully treated. Lead researcher Frederic Castinetti, MD, PhD, discusses his research and why follow-up may still be required once a patient is “cured.” Last December, a paper appeared in the Journal of the Endocrine Society...
Positive top-line results this week were announced from the multinational, pivotal Phase 3 SONICS study evaluating levoketoconazole for the treatment of endogenous Cushing’s syndrome. Strongbridge Biopharma is marketing the drug as RECORLEV™ . The open-label, single-arm SONICS study achieved statistical significance of its pre-specified primary endpoint, with 30 percent of patients achieving normalization of mean urinary...
Labconco SteamScrubber® 33 Now available in a new height of 33”, the SteamScrubber Glassware Washer fits beneath lower countertops. SteamScrubbers feature stainless steel top and bottom racks that accommodate basket inserts to hold a wide variety of glassware shapes and sizes, primarily beakers. Specialized inserts for petri dishes, culture tubes, and small utensils enhance the...
In Alexander Kauffman’s lab at UCSD, there are a few new fresh faces behind the goggles. His lab is recruiting high school students as interns to contribute “new perspectives and fearless solutions” to the traditional laboratory environment, not to mention inspiring a new generation of scientists. Look around the laboratory of Alexander (Sasha) Kauffman, PhD,...
A wearable medical patch measuring the beat-to-beat variation in heart rate is a promising device for the early detection of hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, in type 1 diabetes, according to the researchers who tested the new monitor. Results of their preliminary study were presented Saturday at ENDO 2018, the Endocrine Society’s 100th annual meeting...
When you spend the majority of your life at the bench, you might sometimes forget how to tell your story so that you can spend even more time at the bench through grants and papers. Here is a look at what steps you can take to present your research in a dynamic and impactful manner....
Pediatric endocrinologist Stephanie Sisley, MD, at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston talks to Endocrine News about her research looking at genetic causes of obesity in children and why diet and exercise are simply not enough for these patients. For children and adolescents between the ages of 2 and 19 years, the prevalence of obesity...
A French study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society reveals myriad complications that many acromegaly patients face after they’ve been successfully treated. Lead researcher Frederic Castinetti, MD, PhD, discusses his research and why follow-up may still be required once a patient is “cured.” Last December, a paper appeared in the Journal of the Endocrine Society...
In Alexander Kauffman’s lab at UCSD, there are a few new fresh faces behind the goggles. His lab is recruiting high school students as interns to contribute “new perspectives and fearless solutions” to the traditional laboratory environment, not to mention inspiring a new generation of scientists. Look around the laboratory of Alexander (Sasha) Kauffman, PhD,...
