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Potentially serious side effect reported after CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma

Mount Sinai scientists have become the first to report a potentially serious side effect related to a new form of immunotherapy known as CAR-T cell therapy, which was recently approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma.

11 Dec 2021

New consensus-based recommendations designed to improve quality of life for DMD patients

Many more adults with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are living longer thanks to improvements in treatment, however international standards of care have not yet fully addressed the complex needs of these patients.

9 Dec 2021

Researchers dissect the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempts and psychiatric disorders

In the largest genetic study of suicide attempts to date, researchers have identified a region of the genome on chromosome 7 containing DNA variations that increase the risk that a person will attempt suicide.

30 Nov 2021

Experimental compound reduces diabetic complications in mice

An experimental compound reduced complications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in mice—not by lowering blood sugar—but by countering its consequences of cell death, inflammation, and organ damage.

24 Nov 2021

Liver cancer can be recognized by RNA fragments in saliva and blood

RUDN University doctors examined markers of liver cancer and found that the disease can be recognized by RNA fragments in saliva and blood. The results are published in Oncotarget.

23 Nov 2021

Does SARS-CoV-2 infection contribute to adrenal gland dysfunction?

New research suggests that SARS-CoV-2 infection can directly target and cause cellular damage to the adrenal glands.

23 Nov 2021

Using the contraceptive pill to reduce risk of type-2 diabetes in women with PCOS

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Professor Weibke Arlt about her recent research into how the contraceptive pill affects type 2 diabetes in women with PCOS.

22 Nov 2021

New study highlights the important role of rare genomic differences in OCD risk

Both rare and commonly observed differences in the DNA letters strung along a person's chromosomes can explain about a third of the risk for being diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), according to a new study led by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

18 Nov 2021

Researchers identify never-before-defined subtypes of a blood cancer

Mount Sinai researchers have developed a new model that uses DNA and RNA sequencing data from hundreds of patients to identify specific genes and genetic alterations responsible for never-before-defined subtypes of a blood cancer called multiple myeloma.

17 Nov 2021

Young adults with cancer may require different treatments than older patients

Not all tumors are alike. Young adults who are diagnosed with skin, colon, and other cancer types may require different treatments than older patients receive.

16 Nov 2021

Scientists identify new gene that contributes to type 1 diabetes progression

When the pro-inflammatory pair, a receptor called CCR2 and its ligand CCL-2, get together, it increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, scientists report.

16 Nov 2021

As big pharma and hospitals battle over drug discounts, patients miss out on millions in benefits

In early July, as the covid-19 pandemic slammed rural America, the president of a small Kansas hospital sat down on a Friday afternoon and wrote the president of the United States to plead for help.

16 Nov 2021

Simple risk score can help predict contrast-associated kidney injury after PCI

A new, updated risk score can help predict possible contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), Mount Sinai researchers report.

15 Nov 2021

Racial or ethnic group of patients with diabetes influences prognosis of the disease

Professor and researcher of the Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry of the UV, Yasmín Ezzatvar, together with researchers from other centers, concludes that the racial or ethnic group of patients with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus influences the prognosis of the disease, due to differences in mortality, risk of kidney disease or risk of cardiovascular disease.

15 Nov 2021

New therapy harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis, repair tissue after spinal cord injuries

Northwestern University investigators have developed a new injectable therapy that harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis and repair tissue after severe spinal cord injuries.

11 Nov 2021

New mobile phone app could enable early identification of treatable growth disorders

A ground-breaking new, mobile phone app, 'GrowthMonitor' places the accurate measurement of children's height in the hands of parents and carers.

8 Nov 2021

The importance of exercise for those with diabetes in the COVID era

A review aims to evaluate the effectiveness of physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes and COVID-19.

7 Nov 2021

Researchers decipher when and why T cells become non-responsive to immunotherapy

Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common type of lung cancer in humans. Some patients with NSCLC receive a therapy called immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) that helps kill cancer cells by reinvigorating a subset of immune cells called T cells, which are "exhausted" and have stopped working.

30 Oct 2021

Brown fat could be the key to healthy metabolism in obese people

Not all forms are obesity are the same and brown fat could make all the difference. A study led by Florian Kiefer's research group from the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism of the Department of Medicine III at MedUni Vienna and Vienna General Hospital shows that people who are seriously overweight (obese) who also have active brown fat have a healthier metabolism and use more energy than obese people without brown fat.

29 Oct 2021

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

Novel obesity treatments such as modulation of the gut microbiome and gene therapy are underutilized and could help fight the obesity epidemic, according to a new manuscript published in the Endocrine Society's journal, Endocrine Reviews.

26 Oct 2021

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Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Potentially serious side effect reported after CAR-T cell therapy for multiple myeloma

New consensus-based recommendations designed to improve quality of life for DMD patients

Researchers dissect the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempts and psychiatric disorders

Experimental compound reduces diabetic complications in mice

Liver cancer can be recognized by RNA fragments in saliva and blood

Does SARS-CoV-2 infection contribute to adrenal gland dysfunction?

Using the contraceptive pill to reduce risk of type-2 diabetes in women with PCOS

New study highlights the important role of rare genomic differences in OCD risk

Researchers identify never-before-defined subtypes of a blood cancer

Young adults with cancer may require different treatments than older patients

Scientists identify new gene that contributes to type 1 diabetes progression

As big pharma and hospitals battle over drug discounts, patients miss out on millions in benefits

Simple risk score can help predict contrast-associated kidney injury after PCI

Racial or ethnic group of patients with diabetes influences prognosis of the disease

New therapy harnesses "dancing molecules" to reverse paralysis, repair tissue after spinal cord injuries

New mobile phone app could enable early identification of treatable growth disorders

The importance of exercise for those with diabetes in the COVID era

Researchers decipher when and why T cells become non-responsive to immunotherapy

Brown fat could be the key to healthy metabolism in obese people

Safer, more effective therapies could help fight the obesity epidemic

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