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Yo-Yo Dieting May Significantly Increase Kidney Disease Risk in People with Type 1 Diabetes

Body-weight cycling (also known as yo-yo dieting) has been shown to significantly increase the risk of kidney disease in people with type 1 diabetes, regardless of body mass index (BMI) and other traditional risk factors, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Yo-yo dieting is defined...
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Lift Every Voice: Endocrine News Celebrates Black History Month

To commemorate Black History Month, Endocrine News reached out to several of the Endocrine Society’s Black members to get their insights into their career accomplishments, goals, and even their challenges as well as advice they have for any young Black endocrinologists just beginning their careers. For nearly five decades, the month of February has been...
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Grossman Wins 2025 Transatlantic Alliance Award in Endocrinology

Ashley Grossman The Endocrine Society and the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) are delighted to announce Professor Ashley Grossman, F.Med.Sci., as the winner of the 2025 Transatlantic Alliance Award.  Grossman is emeritus professor of endocrinology at the University of Oxford and a senior research fellow at Green Templeton College in Oxford, U.K. He also is a consultant endocrinologist...
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Marc Y. Donath, MD, Appointed to Olatec’s Clinical Advisory Board

Marc Y. Donath, MD, medical director of the Diabetes Centre at the University Hospital Montreal, Canada, and chief physician in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has joined Olatec Therapeutics, Inc.’s Clinical Advisory Board (CAB). Donath, an immuno-endocrinologist, is globally recognized for his pioneering contributions to immunometabolism, particularly his discovery of...
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Mentoring Without Borders: Q&A with Ellen Seely, MD

The Endocrine Society’s 2025 Outstanding Mentor Laureate Award recipient Ellen Seely, MD, mentors both early-career endocrinologists as well as peers both in the U.S. and abroad. She discusses this unique arrangement as well as the excitement she feels when previous mentees become her research colleagues. For Ellen Seely, MD, mentoring is a rewarding, reciprocal relationship...
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Pharma Fridays – January 24, 2025

An Endocrine News roundup of the week’s pharmaceutical news, breakthroughs, and general information. * Olfactive Biosolutions Granted Third Dual GLP-1 / GIP Patent to Repurpose Food Molecules for Weight Management and Blood Sugar Regulation Olfactive Biosolutions was recently granted a third patent for inducing the secretion of GLP-1 and GIP, in U.S. patent US 12,171,727...
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Study Examines Disparities in Postpartum Maternal Health

Researchers have provided vital insights into social determinants such as government support, stable housing, and employment opportunities on postpartum health among Louisiana mothers during stressful periods including COVID-19, hurricanes, and the infant formula shortage. The study, “The role of government assistance, housing, and employment on postpartum maternal health across income and race: a mixed methods...