Endocrinology

Symptoms of Depression in Obese Children Linked to Elevated Cortisol

A new study connects abnormalities of the “stress” hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often…    

Testosterone Replacement for Men with Low Testosterone Improves Liver Function, Metabolic Syndrome

In middle-aged and older men with low testosterone levels, long-term testosterone replacement therapy greatly improves their fatty liver disease and their risk factors…    

Hormone Therapy Plus Physical Activity Reduce Belly Fat, Body Fat Percentage after Menopause

Older women who take hormone therapy to relieve menopausal symptoms may get the added benefit of reduced body fat if they are physically active,…    

Bone-building exercise benefits may not last

Athletic young men may lose the extra bone mineral density (BMD) they’ve accumulated if they reduce their physical activity levels as they grow older,…    

Food can affect a cell in the same way hormones do

VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered an important new mechanism with which cells can detect nutrients. This happens in the…    

Pediatric Obesity May Alter Thyroid Function and Structure

In addition to its strong associations with hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, pediatric obesity may induce alterations in thyroid function and structure, according to…    

Growth Hormone Not Beneficial for ALS

A growth hormone that had shown some promise for treating people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) showed no benefit in a new study published…    

Estrogen, Testosterone May Affect Atherosclerosis

Naturally produced sex hormones may influence the risk and progression of atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, Johns Hopkins researchers report in a recent…    

Hormone Shows Promise in Reversing Alzheimer’s and Stroke

Saint Louis University researchers have identified a novel way of getting a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and stroke into the brain where it…    

Hormone Therapy Helps Short Children Grow Up

Growth hormone treatment may significantly increase final height in children diagnosed with short stature, even in cases where the child is not growth hormone…    

Research Suggests Link Between Thyroid Disorder and Glaucoma

New research from UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) says that thyroid disorder may be a risk factor for developing glaucoma. In a…    

Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunctions Increase Risk of All-Cause Death

People with subclinical hyperthyroidism and subclinical hypothyroidism are at increased risk of all-cause death compared with people who have normally functioning thyroid, according to…    

People with Moderate Subclinical Thyroidism at Increased Risk of Death

People with moderate subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH), a condition in which the thyroid is mildly underactive, are at increased risk of death, according to…    

Johns Hopkins researchers suppress ‘hunger hormone’

Johns Hopkins scientists report success in significantly suppressing levels of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin in pigs using a minimally invasive means of chemically vaporizing…    

Low thyroid function common in chronic kidney disease

Many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have mild reductions in thyroid function, or subclinical hypothyroidism—a condition that becomes more common as kidney function…    

New Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Treatment of Hirsutism

The Endocrine Society has released new clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of hirsutism in premenopausal women. The guidelines appear in the April issue…    

Hormone replacement therapy appears to have no effect on risk and severity of rheumatoid arthritis

Although rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is more predominant in women, the reasons for this are unclear. Many studies have examined the effects of estrogen on…    

Low testosterone levels associated with risk of fracture in men over 60

Men over age 60 who have low blood testosterone levels may be at a higher risk for fractures, according to a report in the…    

Humor develops from aggression caused by male hormones

Humour appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones, according to a study published in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ.

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Patients with Mild Cushing Syndrome may benefit from Adrenalectomy

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found that patients with a mild form of Cushing syndrome, a metabolic disorder caused by adrenal tumors,…    

Effects of Progesterone on Alzheimer’s Disease

The first study on progesterone and Alzheimer’s disease has found no clear preventive benefit for the widely prescribed hormone in an animal model.

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Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils

Prepubertal gynecomastia is uncommon and idiopathic in over 90% of cases.

Not infrequently, urologists may identify gynecomastia in children as part of…    

Pregnancy hormone key to repairing nerve cell damage

The mystery of why multiple sclerosis (MS) tends to go into remission while women are pregnant may be the secret to overcoming the devastating…    

Thyroid trouble may be missed in pregnant women

Screening only pregnant women felt to be at high-risk for thyroid problems may mean that many women with thyroid dysfunction may escape detection, according…    

Options Improving for Patients with Acromegaly and Gigantism

Scientific, technological and medical advances made in the past two decades are leading to more definitive diagnoses, earlier and more effective treatment options and…