Endocrinology

Majority of Chinese who were diagnosed with hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes in 2011 said they were unaware of having the diseases years later in 2015 April 25, 2019 -- Awareness and diagnoses of hypertension and diabetes in China has…
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Researchers find lower birth weight is associated with ambiguous genitalia in males WASHINGTON--Ambiguous genitalia in newborns may be more common than previously thought, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal…
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Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Treating breast tumors with two cancer drugs simultaneously may prevent endocrine resistance by attacking the disease along two separate gene pathways, scientists at the University of…
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Credit: Joslin Communications BOSTON - (April 22, 2019) -- In a breakthrough study published today in Nature Medicine, researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified a group of 17 circulating inflammatory proteins that are…
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Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in Asia and has dramatically increased the risk of premature death, especially among women and middle-aged people, a multinational study led by Vanderbilt University researchers has found. There…
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Credit: Dr. Alexis Stranahan lab AUGUSTA, Ga. (April 22, 2019) - Obesity can break down our protective blood brain barrier resulting in problems with learning and memory, scientists report. They knew that chronic activation of the…
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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated that the recently developed antidiabetic drug empagliflozin can treat and reverse the progression of heart failure in non-diabetic animal models. Their study…
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Refutes cardiologist's recent hypothesis that 'Lisa' had hypothyroidism and psychomotor retardation Leonardo da Vinci's world-renowned "Mona Lisa" painting of Lisa Gherardini has captivated millions since it was created in the early 1500s,…
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Credit: Tracy Langkilde, Penn State Physical traits and behaviors that make a lizard sexy--features used to attract potential mates and fend off competitors--may be important enough that they do not change in the face of stress. A new…
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Study concludes that partnered, postmenopausal women, who are survivors of breast cancer fare better with sexual problems resulting from treatments designed to increase risk of reccurence CLEVELAND, Ohio (April 17, 2019)--Vaginal dryness…
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NIH research could be a step toward a treatment to prevent heart attacksCredit: NIEHS Two proteins that bind to stress hormones work together to maintain a healthy heart in mice, according to scientists at the National Institutes of…
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Researchers at the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country explore the psychobiological mechanisms that may exist behind aggressive behaviour in childrenCredit: Nagore Iraola. UPV/EHU The research group in the Psychobiology…
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Montreal, April 16th 2019 - Children of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy could be at increased risk of type 1 diabetes themselves, according to a new study led by a team at the Research Institute of the McGill…
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A Brazilian study shows that, like leptin, growth hormone contributes directly to energy conservation when the body loses weight. Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that growth hormone (GH), which…
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