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Symptoms of Depression in Obese Children Linked to Elevated Cortisol
• Children's Health • • Depression • • Endocrinology • • Obesity • Jun 12 09
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
• Diabetes • • Endocrinology • • Heart • Jun 12 09
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
• Endocrinology • • Fat, Dietary • • Menopause • Jun 10 09
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
• Endocrinology • Dec 26 08
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
• Endocrinology • • Food & Nutrition • Dec 08 08
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
• Children's Health • • Endocrinology • • Obesity • Dec 03 08
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
• Endocrinology • Nov 24 08
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
• Brain • • Endocrinology • • Neurology • Nov 12 08
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
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • • Stroke • Nov 12 08
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
• Children's Health • • Endocrinology • Nov 06 08
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
• Endocrinology • • Eye / Vision Problems • Oct 16 08
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
• Endocrinology • Oct 03 08
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
• Endocrinology • Oct 03 08
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’
• Dieting • • Endocrinology • Sep 16 08
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
• Endocrinology • • Urine Problems • Jun 11 08
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
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Female • Apr 22 08
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
• Arthritis • • Endocrinology • Feb 29 08
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
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • Jan 15 08
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
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • Dec 21 07
Humour appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones, according to a study published in this week’s Christmas issue of the BMJ.
Professor…
Patients with Mild Cushing Syndrome may benefit from Adrenalectomy
• Cancer • • Endocrinology • • Surgery • Dec 07 07
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
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • Nov 28 07
The first study on progesterone and Alzheimer’s disease has found no clear preventive benefit for the widely prescribed hormone in an animal model.
Progesterone…
Prepubertal Gynecomastia Linked to Lavender and Tea Tree Oils
• Children's Health • • Cancer: Breast • • Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • Mar 21 07
Prepubertal gynecomastia is uncommon and idiopathic in over 90% of cases.
Not infrequently, urologists may identify gynecomastia in children as part of a routine…
Pregnancy hormone key to repairing nerve cell damage
• Endocrinology • • Neurology • • Pregnancy • Feb 21 07
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
• Endocrinology • • Fertility and pregnancy • • Pregnancy • Feb 10 07
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
• Endocrinology • Dec 16 06
Scientific, technological and medical advances made in the past two decades are leading to more definitive diagnoses, earlier and more effective treatment options and…