HIV-1, the most common type of human immunodeficiency virus, invades the testis and is able to avoid combination antiretroviral (cART) drugs by permeating the blood-testis barrier (BTB) and perturbing BTB function, potentially through the Tat protein, according to a study recently published in Endocrinology. Researchers led by C. Yan Cheng, PhD, senior scientist at The...
Each year the Endocrine Society recognizes endocrinologists who are in the early stages of their research careers by giving out the Early Investigator Awards. Endocrine News spoke to the five researchers from around the world to find out more about their award-winning research, the award’s potential impact, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic has...
Long-term pegvisomant therapy for acromegaly can lead to a sustained increase in adiposity but no change in skeletal muscle mass, according to a study recently published in Journal of the Endocrine Society. Researchers led by Pamela U. Freda, MD, of the Columbia University Department of Medicine in New York, point out that pegvisomant, a growth...
Endocrine Society members Daniel J. Drucker, MD, and Joel F. Habener, MA, MD, talk to Endocrine News about their 2020 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize-winning research of key intestinal hormones, as well as their distinguished careers and what this award means to them. On October 1, the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize will be presented in a...
When the world was thrown into disarray earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ENDO 2020 in San Francisco was one of the many casualties. All was not lost, however, as the Endocrine Society quickly regrouped and rebounded and hosted the all new, completely virtual ENDO Online 2020 taking place over two weeks in...
As researchers and scientists wait out the pandemic, lessons for restarting their labs can be learned from previous disasters that put a halt to research. The devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has reached every part of the globe and every industry. Countries such as France, Italy, New Zealand, and the UK have implemented some...
New data highlights how cold exposure activates brown fat, energy metabolism Short-term cold exposure may help people with brown fat burn 15 percent more calories than those without, according to a small study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Unlike white fat, brown fat burns calories through fatty acid oxidation and heat production and is considered a promising target in the fight against the obesity epidemic. The biggest activator of brown fat is moderate cold exposure. “This data improves our understanding of how brown fat works...
Each year the Endocrine Society recognizes endocrinologists who are in the early stages of their research careers by giving out the Early Investigator Awards. Endocrine News spoke to the five researchers from around the world to find out more about their award-winning research, the award’s potential impact, as well as how the COVID-19 pandemic has...
When the world was thrown into disarray earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ENDO 2020 in San Francisco was one of the many casualties. All was not lost, however, as the Endocrine Society quickly regrouped and rebounded and hosted the all new, completely virtual ENDO Online 2020 taking place over two weeks in...
