Endocrinology

What factors are contributing to the epidemic of obesity and diabetes, and which clinical and educational interventions have been shown to work?

Not only do energy drinks offer no therapeutic benefit to children, but they may even put youngsters at risk for adverse health events.

Signs of cardiovascular disease in children with type 1 diabetes - stiffening of blood vessels, specifically - are likely to manifest before onset of puberty.

Even the recommended amount of weight gain for obese women during pregnancy may be more than is needed and contribute to health problems for mother and child.

The upgraded Joslin Diabetes Center site is 100% bilingual and bicultural, not simply translated from one language to the other.

A new clinical trial is enrolling patients with type 2 diabetes to determine for which patients a surgical option is most effective in treating the disease.

Researchers may have found an answer as to why cortisol seems to behave in contradictory ways in children.

Two studies highlight the challenges to effective treatment posed by hypertension, diabetes, and other comorbid conditions in patients with gout.

In a recent survey of diabetes-focused social networks, it was found that some carried un-labeled advertisements and promotion of unfounded "cures."

Data from a long-term Australian osteoporosis study reveals a consistent 5-year survival advantage for people on years-long bisphosphonate regimens.

Administration of testosterone leads to a significant reduction in the mind's ability to read facial expressions which can have far-reaching effects on empathy.

New research out of the UK revelas that the first time many patients realize that diabetes can affect their kidneys is when they are referred to renal services.

The key to speeding healing of slow-to-heal wounds lies in a balancing act involving neutrophils, which can gobble up diseased and healthy tissue alike.

Women as young as 50 "with an equivalent fracture risk" to a 65-year-old woman (smoking, low BMI, family history, excessive alcohol use) should be screened.

Although one in three American adults has hypertension, fewer than half of patients with this condition have it under control.

Triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and diabetes (but not higher fasting blood sugar) cut down memory scores, visual working memory, and word fluency.

Early menopause due to breast cancer treatment and common drugs used in treatment could be weakening the bones of breast cancer survivors at middle age.

Study results show that patients suffering from diabetic peripheral neuropathy treated with tapentadol reported significant improvement in their pain.

After removing a malignant immature teratoma, surgeons successfully created a fully functionachl traea out of bone, skin, and titanium.

Recent laboratory findings tie fatty acid synthase activity to blood vessel problems in diabetes.

A new study tackles the big question of whether genetics or lifestyle is more to blame for the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States.

Women waiting five years or more after menopause to start hormone therapy had little to no increased risk of breast cancer.

A systematic review of the huge number of studies in this area finally has been done.

The later the onset of puberty, the lower an adolescent's bone mass, increasing their risk of developing osteoporosis later in life.

Women with frequent or severe menopausal symptoms might have a lower breast cancer risk due to decreased estrogen levels.

Spouses of diabetics suffer from the demands of living with diabetes just as patients do, though their feelings are not always linked to their partner's.

Blocking glucagon could convert type 1 diabetes to an asymptomatic, non-insulin-dependent disorder if mouse models hold true for humans.

Foregut duplication cysts could originate in the respiratory diverticulum, helping to explain their connection (or lack of) to the gastrointestinal tract.

Testosterone levels increase more in wrestlers who win their matches, suggesting a different regulatory mechanism for their acute testosterone responses.

Lydia DonCarlos, PhD and colleagues explore new therapies that provide the benefits of estrogen without the cancer risks.