Endocrinology

Found in grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants, resveratrol may help treat age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and retinopathy of prematurity by stopping angiogensis.

The team from the University of California, San Francisco, found that serotonin greatly increases the release of two pregnancy hormones, prolactin and placental lactogen.

For each study measure, there was a graded increase in the risk of diabetes with increasing quantiles of adiposity. Participants in the highest category of adiposity had an approximately 2- to 6-fold increased risk compared with those in the lowest category.

Just over half of US men see a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant for routine care, compared to nearly three-quarters of women, according to AHRQ research.

Nearly 70 percent of women with sexual dysfunction no longer have the condition, and nearly all patients with high cholesterol had returned to normal levels, within six months of bariatric surgery and gastric bypass, respectively.

The American Diabetes Association 70th Annual Scientific Sessions will take place in Orlando, FL, June 25-29.