Children born in the most recent century have bones that reach full maturity earlier – by nearly 10 months in girls and nearly seven months in boys, according to a study recently published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. Researchers led by Dana Duren, PhD, director of orthopaedic research at the Thompson Laboratory for Regenerative Orthopaedics...
Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is associated with thyroid hormone (TH) levels in placenta, which could explain how exposure to these chemicals affects child growth and development, according to a study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by Zhong-Min Li, MSc, and Meri De Angelis, PhD, both of Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Research Center for...
Review Examines Treatment of Mild Hypothyroidism in Children
Treatment of mild hypothyroidism in children should be based on a number of patient factors, according to a paper recently published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society. The review, by Maria Cristina Vigone, of Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milano, Italy, et al., points out that mild hypothyroidism in children is different than in...
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...Getting the ACT Together: Tumor Database Improves Pediatric Care
The International Pediatric Adrenocortical Tumor Registry is a database for young patients afflicted with these rare tumors. The result has created more personalized and targeted care as well as benefited the patient’s families and their physicians. Last October, the Journal of Clinical Oncology published a paper that described the clinical features and outcomes in children with...Preconceived Notions: Provider Bias, Young Patients, and Weight Loss Surgery
While surgery has shown to be the most effective tool in combating obesity, younger patients are not being offered this option. Providers need to re-evaluate their own biases when treating these patients in terms of how could improve various quality-of-life factors as well as the young patient’s health. Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA,...
Endocrine Society to Host Twitter Chat for Pediatric Endocrinology Month
The Endocrine Society will host a Twitter chat for Pediatric Endocrinology Month on Thursday, July 26 from 2-3 p.m. (EST.) The discussion will be on puberty. Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #PubertyEndoChat. This discussion will be moderated by experts, Alicia Diaz-Thomas and Christine Burt-Solorzano. For more details, visit https://www.endocrine.org/advocacy/pediatric-endocrinology-month.
Virginia tween Claire Engler joins the #WeAreNotWaiting movement with a do-it-yourself artificial pancreas that not only scored her a big prize at her middle school’s science fair, but it has also greatly improved her glycemic control. Claire Engler has had type 1 diabetes for a decade — but for the past six months, her glucose...
