Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Higher activity levels may protect children from stress
(HealthDay)—Children with lower levels of daytime physical activity (PA) have higher hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis (HPAA) activity in response to psychosocial stress, suggesting that PA may ...
Health
Mar 29, 2013 |
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New model may pinpoint timing of final menstrual period
For women enduring hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause, a new model could better estimate the timing of the final menstrual period, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Obesity may be linked to microorganisms living in the gut, study says
How much a person eats may be only one of many factors that determines weight gain. A recent Cedars-Sinai study suggests that a breath test profile of microorganisms inhabiting the gut may be able to tell doctors how susceptible ...
Overweight and Obesity
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Diabetes drug safe for HIV patients, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—People with HIV have an elevated risk of heart attacks, diabetes and insulin problems. To compound matters, there are not many drug options to prevent those secondary problems because of ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 15, 2013 |
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High hormone levels signal increased likelihood of pregnancy, birth
–Women with a high concentration of anti-Müllerian hormone stand a better chance of giving birth after in vitro fertilization, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Team uncovers link between hormone levels and risk for metabolic disease
Working with a national team of researchers, a scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has shown for the first time a link between low levels of a specific hormone and increased risk of metabolic ...
Overweight and Obesity
Aug 15, 2012 |
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Gastric bypass findings could lead to diabetes treatment
A Lund University research team has shed new light on why gastric bypass often sends diabetes into remission rapidly, opening the door to developing treatment with the same effect.
Diabetes
May 01, 2013 |
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Secondhand smoke presents greater threat to teen girls than boys
When teenage girls are exposed to secondhand smoke at home, they tend to have lower levels of the "good" form of cholesterol that reduces heart disease risk, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine ...
Health
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Gastric bypass surgery alters hormones to relieve diabetes symptoms
–Gastric bypass surgery alters the hormones and amino acids produced during digestion, hinting at the mechanisms through which the surgery eliminates symptoms of type 2 diabetes, according to a recent study accepted for ...
Diabetes
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Researchers pinpoint upper safe limit of vitamin D blood levels
Researchers claim to have calculated for the first time, the upper safe limit of vitamin D levels, above which the associated risk for cardiovascular events or death raises significantly, according to a recent study accepted ...
Health
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Mild iodine deficiency in womb associated with lower scores on children's literacy tests
–Children who did not receive enough iodine in the womb performed worse on literacy tests as 9-year-olds than their peers, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical En ...
Health
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Zoledronic acid linked to early increase in sclerostin levels
(HealthDay)—Women with postmenopausal osteoporosis treated with zoledronic acid show an early increase in serum levels of the negative regulator of bone formation, sclerostin, that return close to baseline ...
Medications
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Chernobyl follow-up study finds high survival rate among young thyroid cancer patients
More than a quarter of a century after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, many children and teenagers who developed thyroid cancer due to radiation are in complete or near remission, according to a recent study accepted for ...
Cancer
Apr 24, 2013 |
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Study to treat deadly form of thyroid cancer shows promise, researchers say
(Medical Xpress)—A combination of therapies may prove to be a promising advance for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer based on results of a phase I clinical trial, say researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida.
Cancer
Apr 19, 2013 |
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Common osteoporosis drug slows formation of new bone
Although the drug zoledronic acid slows bone loss in osteoporosis patients, it also boosts levels of a biomarker that stops bone formation, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...
Medications
Apr 17, 2013 |
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