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Black and Hispanic Americans suffer most in biggest US decline in life expectancy since WWII

Although James Toussaint has never had covid, the pandemic is taking a profound toll on his health.

24 Jun 2021

New online tool can reveal the estimated risk of cardiovascular disease

Current American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, and UK National Health Service guidelines recommend a 5-yearly health checks for screening of individuals at high cardiovascular disease risk. These health checks include measurement of major risk factors, such as systolic blood pressure, cholesterol profile, blood glucose, and smoking status.

24 Jun 2021

Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of chronic pain

A typical Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of painful disorders common in people with conditions such as diabetes or obesity, according to a groundbreaking paper authored by a team led by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also referred to as UT Health San Antonio.

23 Jun 2021

Increased severity of COVID-19 in pregnancy

A new preprint on the medRxiv* server provides more evidence that COVID-19 likely causes a more serious phenotype to arise in pregnant women.

23 Jun 2021

At Texas border, pandemic’s high toll lays bare gaps in health and insurance

Alfredo "Freddy" Valles was an accomplished trumpeter and a beloved music teacher for nearly four decades at one of the city's poorest middle schools.

23 Jun 2021

Modulating the rap1 mechanism can help control blood sugar levels

Managing type 2 diabetes typically involves losing weight, exercise and medication, but new research by Dr. Makoto Fukuda and colleagues at Baylor College of Medicine and other institutions suggests that there may be other ways to control the condition through the brain.

23 Jun 2021

Protein blueprint may aid in treatments for infertility and help protect future fertility

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have developed a blueprint for a protein that plays an important role in the development and regulation of reproductive organs.

22 Jun 2021

Transgender and gender diverse youth need high-quality medical care just as other teenagers

The Endocrine Society and a coalition of LGBTQ+ youth and reproductive health organizations argued in a joint submission to the High Court of England and Wales that transgender teenagers should be able to give informed consent to treatment the same way teenagers with other medical conditions can.

22 Jun 2021

Enzyme in fat tissue helps control the production of new bone and fat cells, study shows

An enzyme found in fat tissue in the center of our bones helps control the production of new bone and fat cells, shows a study in mice published today in eLife.

22 Jun 2021

Researchers discover a new mechanism controlling satiation

Researchers from the Turku PET Centre and Technical University of Munich have discovered a new mechanism controlling satiation. According to the recently published study, the hormone secretin induces satiation by activating brown adipose tissue.

22 Jun 2021

Mother's gestational diabetes is an independent risk factor for fetal hypoxia during labor

In Finland, every fifth mother was diagnosed with gestational diabetes in 2019. The condition increases the mother's risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the future.

22 Jun 2021

Bruker’s molecular phenomics research tools enable new insights into ‘long COVID’ and post-acute metabolic abnormalities

A clinical research collaboration on COVID-19 pheno-conversion and subsequent pheno-reversion has discovered transient and persistent systemic changes of the molecular signatures in patient blood samples three months after the acute COVID-19 disease phase.

From Bruker BioSpin - NMR, EPR and Imaging 22 Jun 2021

Dissatisfaction with married life increases men's risk of death from stroke and premature mortality

Dissatisfaction with married life raises the risk of dying from a cerebrovascular accident: A new Tel Aviv University study reveals that perceiving marriage as unsuccessful is a significant predictor of death from a CVA and premature death among men, no less that well-known risk factors such as smoking and lack of physical activity.

21 Jun 2021

Unrepaired DNA damage can increase the speed of aging, study suggests

Every day, our bodies face a bombardment of UV rays, ozone, cigarette smoke, industrial chemicals and other hazards.

21 Jun 2021

New AASM position statement emphasizes that sleep is a biological necessity

A new position statement from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine emphasizes that sleep is a biological necessity, and insufficient sleep and untreated sleep disorders are detrimental for health, well-being, and public safety.

21 Jun 2021

CU Cancer Center secures unique SPORE grant for head and neck cancer research

Research and treatment of head and neck cancers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center reached a new level this month with a highly competitive Specialized Programs of Research Excellence grant from the National Cancer Institute.

21 Jun 2021

New breakthrough could lead to a cure for common childhood cancer

Scientists studying a common childhood cancer have made a major breakthrough which could lead to a cure for some youngsters who would not have survived the condition.

21 Jun 2021

Study details health risks, growth patterns, and treatment outcomes of people with achondroplasia

In a retrospective study believed to be one of the largest of its kind, researchers say they have successfully charted the health risks, growth patterns, and medical and surgical outcomes of 1,374 people with the most common form of dwarfism, called achondroplasia, seen over a 60-year period at four academic medical centers, including Johns Hopkins Medicine.

21 Jun 2021

Western diet increases COVID-19 severity in a hamster model

Researchers have shown that a Western diet may affect viral replication, disease severity, and immune protection following infection with SARS-CoV-2.

21 Jun 2021

Can convalescent plasma therapy improve COVID-19 outcomes in patients with hematologic cancers?

A recent study discusses the findings of a study on patients with hematologic cancers who received convalescent plasma therapy following their diagnosis of COVID-19.

21 Jun 2021

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Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Black and Hispanic Americans suffer most in biggest US decline in life expectancy since WWII

New online tool can reveal the estimated risk of cardiovascular disease

Western high-fat diet can increase the risk of chronic pain

Increased severity of COVID-19 in pregnancy

At Texas border, pandemic’s high toll lays bare gaps in health and insurance

Modulating the rap1 mechanism can help control blood sugar levels

Protein blueprint may aid in treatments for infertility and help protect future fertility

Transgender and gender diverse youth need high-quality medical care just as other teenagers

Enzyme in fat tissue helps control the production of new bone and fat cells, study shows

Researchers discover a new mechanism controlling satiation

Mother's gestational diabetes is an independent risk factor for fetal hypoxia during labor

Bruker’s molecular phenomics research tools enable new insights into ‘long COVID’ and post-acute metabolic abnormalities

Dissatisfaction with married life increases men's risk of death from stroke and premature mortality

Unrepaired DNA damage can increase the speed of aging, study suggests

New AASM position statement emphasizes that sleep is a biological necessity

CU Cancer Center secures unique SPORE grant for head and neck cancer research

New breakthrough could lead to a cure for common childhood cancer

Study details health risks, growth patterns, and treatment outcomes of people with achondroplasia

Western diet increases COVID-19 severity in a hamster model

Can convalescent plasma therapy improve COVID-19 outcomes in patients with hematologic cancers?

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