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THE DANGERS OF VISCERAL FAT
Viseral fat better predictor of metabolic risk, researchers find
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The Endocrine Society AMBASSADOR EXCHANGE PROGRAM Takes Flight
Two U.S. Endocrine Society members will embark this month on a trip halfway across the globe to India. Gary Hammer, M.D., Ph.D., and his postdoctoral fellow, Tobias Else, M.D., from the University of ...MOUSE “AVATARS” Advance Personalized Medicine
Research into personalized medicine has taken a new turn with the development of a type of mouse model known informally as an “avatar.” Like avatars in movies and online games, mouse avatars ac...Precocious Puberty: A Case Study From PEDIATRIC ESAP
A 5-year-old girl presents to your office with a history of breast buds and vaginal bleeding. Laboratory studies done by her pediatrician show an elevated estradiol concentration with LH and FSH level...BLOCKING PUBERTY in TRANSGENDER YOUTH
For as long as his parents could remember, 12-year-old Jack acted “female.” He favored Barbies over Transformers, often wore his sister’s underpants, and refused to use urinals. Similarly, th...CELEBRATING SCIENCE AT ENDO 2013
The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting & Expo to be held in San Francisco June 15–18 will showcase a century of scientifi c breakthroughs in four days. Set against the backdrop of San Francis...
