Obesity speeds up the start of puberty in boys, study finds
NEW ORLEANS--Girls are not the only ones who go through puberty early if they have obesity. Boys with obesity enter puberty at an earlier age...
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Cost savings from growth hormone insurance strategies not passed on to patients
NEW ORLEANS--Increasingly aggressive insurance strategies have lowered the total costs and insurance costs of growth hormone drugs, but those savings are not being passed on...
Patients bear increased financial burden for growth hormone treatment despite FDA approval
Using insurance data, study shows that cost to patients and their families has increased over time Philadelphia, March 24, 2019--Despite an FDA approval of growth...
Exercise adds up to big brain boosts
March 24, 2019 - Anyone who trains for a marathon knows that individual running workouts add up over time to yield a big improvement in...
Autoimmune diseases are related to each other, some more than others
NEW ORLEANS-- Researchers using the world's largest twin registry to study seven autoimmune diseases found the risk of developing the seven diseases is largely inherited,...
Particulate air pollution linked with reduced sperm production in mice
NEW ORLEANS--Exposure to tiny air pollution particles may lead to reduced sperm production, suggests new research in mice to be presented Monday, March 25 at...
BPA exposure during pregnancy can alter circadian rhythms
NEW ORLEANS--Exposure to the widely used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy, even at levels lower than the regulated "safe" human exposure level, can lead...
Females respond poorly to ketogenic weight loss diet in an animal model
NEW ORLEANS--The ketogenic diet recently has been touted for weight loss and improving blood sugar control, but a new study finds that females fail to...
Genetic rickets improves more with burosumab than standard care, study finds
NEW ORLEANS--Burosumab, a new injectable medicine to treat X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH), an inherited form of rickets, demonstrates superior improvements in rickets and other outcomes compared...
Chemicals in household dust may promote fat cell development
NEW ORLEANS--Endocrine-disrupting chemicals present in household dust promote the development of fat cells in a cell model and could contribute to increased growth in children...
Screen time plus snacking a risk for metabolic disorder in teens
NEW ORLEANS--Teens who sit for hours watching TV, using the computer or playing video games while eating unhealthy snacks are at increased risk for a...
Exposure to HIV virus, treatment before birth linked to obesity later in life
NEW ORLEANS--Teens and young adults who were exposed to HIV and antiretroviral therapy before birth but are HIV-negative themselves are at increased risk of obesity...
Adipose hormone may play role in obesity-related asthma
NEW ORLEANS--New research suggests a hormone released from fat tissue is critical in the development of obesity-related asthma and may be a target of future...
Investigational obesity drug, oxytocin, weakens brain’s reward signals for food
NEW ORLEANS--The hormone oxytocin reduces the communication between different brain areas involved in the cognitive, sensory and emotional processing of food cues that people with...
Smart speaker technology harnessed for hospital medical treatments
Research demonstrates value of Amazon Echo and Google Home during medical procedures AUSTIN, TEXAS (March 24, 2019)--Smart speakers that are customarily used in your living...
