http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The creation of new blood vessels in the body, called "angiogenesis," is usually discussed in connection with healing wounds and tumors. But it's also an ongoing process in the female reproductive tract, where the growth and breaking of blood vessels is a normal part of the menstrual cycle. But abnormal growth of blood vessels can have painful consequences and resultant pathologies. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-relief-gynecological-disorders.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:39:11 EST news284211538 Unusually high calcium levels in the blood can almost always be traced to primary hyperparathyroidism, an undertreated, underreported condition that affects mainly women and the elderly, according to a new study by UCLA researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-endocrine-disorder-common-elevated-calcium.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:49:42 EST news280673313 Using genome-wide analysis, investigators at the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Center and the University of Montreal have potentially eliminated a lifetime drug prescription that two children with a previously unknown type of adrenal insufficiency had been receiving for 14 years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-personalized-medicine-drug-children.html Genetics Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:58:00 EST news278859472 Men tend to store fat in the abdominal area, but don't usually have much in the way of hips or thighs. Women, on the other hand, are more often pear-shaped—storing more fat on their hips and thighs than in the belly. Why are women and men shaped differently? The answer still isn't clear, but it's an issue worth investigating, says Steven R. Smith, M.D., director of the Florida Hospital – Sanford-Burnham Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes. That's because belly fat is associated with higher risks of heart disease and diabetes. On the other hand, hip and thigh fat don't seem to play a special role in these conditions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-belly-fat-differs-thigh-fatand.html Medical research Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:11:39 EST news277117891 People who are "apple-shaped"—with fat more concentrated around the abdomen—have long been considered more at risk for conditions such as heart disease and diabetes than those who are "pear-shaped" and carry weight more in the buttocks, hips and thighs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-deflates-notion-pear-shaped-bodies-healthy.html Health Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:38:41 EST news277058308 (Medical Xpress)—Southampton researchers have demonstrated that mothers who have higher levels of n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), which are found in cooking oils and nuts, during pregnancy have fatter children. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-limiting-polyunsaturated-fatty-acid-pregnancy.html Health Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:26:32 EST news277028779 (Medical Xpress)—For women of mixed racial or ethnic backgrounds, a new method for measuring bone health may improve the odds of correctly diagnosing their risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a UCLA-led study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-equation-women-osteoporosis-fractures.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:30:30 EST news269854217 (Medical Xpress)—Losing weight does not lead to improved fertility in women, but does improve sexual function, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-weight-loss-fertility.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:10:50 EST news269712637 Low levels of vitamin D and high levels of parathyroid hormone are associated with increased mortality in African American and Caucasian older adults, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). The study also indicates that the potential impact of remediating low vitamin D levels is greater in African Americans than Caucasians because vitamin D insufficiency is more common in African Americans. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-vitamin-d-mortality-older-adults.html Health Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:01 EST news268332006 Gestational exposure to ambient urban air pollution, especially during late pregnancy, may contribute to lower vitamin D levels in offspring, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). According to study authors, this could affect the child's risk of developing diseases later in life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-gestational-exposure-urban-air-pollution.html Health Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:04 EST news266688767 Slow-wave sleep, or 'deep sleep', is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset of puberty, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-puberty-brain-deep.html Medical research Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:01 EST news266688921 The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and treatment of hypertriglyceridemia. Triglycerides are a type of fat found in the blood and are associated with cardiovascular risk. The CPG, entitled "Evaluation and Treatment of Hypertriglyceridemia: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline" appears in the September 2012 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), a publication of The Endocrine Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-experts-screening-adults-hypertriglyceridemia-years.html Other Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:26:08 EST news266243103 A study to be published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) shows consumption of a Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil for two years is associated with increased serum osteocalcin concentrations, suggesting a protective effect on bone. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-mediterranean-diet-enriched-olive-oil.html Health Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:03 EST news264166186 A study to be published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) suggests that physical activity for premenopausal women is very effective in reducing sclerostin—a known inhibitor of bone formation. In addition, physical training enhances IGF-1levels, which have a very positive effect on bone formation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-minor-physical-benefit-bone-health.html Health Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:00:02 EST news264166154 Osteoporosis in men causes significant morbidity and mortality. Today, the Endocrine Society released clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for management of this condition in men. "Osteoporosis in Men: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline," is published in the June 2012 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), a publication of The Endocrine Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-experts-men-osteoporosis-bone-density.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:11:51 EST news259236701 A study recently published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) suggests that vitamin D—when taken with calcium—can reduce the rate of mortality in seniors, therefore providing a possible means of increasing life expectancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-vitamin-d-calcium-shown-mortality.html Health Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:08 EST news258913827 Abdominal liposuction triggers a compensatory increase in visceral fat, which is correlated with cardiovascular disease, but this effect can be counteracted by physical activity, according to a recent study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, a publication of The Endocrine Society. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-physical-compensatory-weight-gain-liposuction.html Other Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:11:16 EST news258826238 Adolescents who don't eat enough fiber tend to have bigger bellies and higher levels of inflammatory factors in their blood, both major risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-low-fiber-diet-adolescents-higher-cardiovascular.html Health Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:37:35 EST news257762249 Scientists know that Vitamin D deficiency is not healthy. However, new research from the University of Copenhagen now indicates that too high a level of the essential vitamin is not good either. The study is based on blood samples from 247,574 Copenhageners. The results have just been published in the reputed scientific Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-vitamin-d-unhealthy.html Health Tue, 29 May 2012 09:50:03 EST news257503783 Heavier female babies are more likely to develop diabetes and related metabolic risks when they grow up compared with their male counterparts, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-overweight-baby-girls-cardiovascular-disease.html Overweight and Obesity Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:41:33 EST news252225679 Daily intake of vitamin D-fortified doogh (Persian yogurt drink) improved inflammatory markers in type 2 diabetics and extra calcium conferred additional anti-inflammatory benefits, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-vitamin-d-fortified-yogurt-heart-disease.html Diabetes Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:38:40 EST news252225486 The majority of institutionalized elderly female patients are vitamin D deficient and there is an inverse association of vitamin D deficiency and mortality, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-vitamin-d-deficiency-linked-higher.html Health Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:12:15 EST news250243929 A panel of US and international experts met in September 2011, in Washington, DC, to review the latest scientific data on the hormonal changes that mark reproductive aging in women and to reach consensus on defining the reproductive stages in a woman's life from pre-menopause to the late postmenopausal period. STRAW+10 represents an update to the landmark STRAW (Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop) system put into place ten years ago that paved the way for international studies that have led to a greater understanding of reproductive aging in women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-international-experts-hormonal-menopause.html Other Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:25:38 EST news248635533 Exenatide, a drug commonly prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes improve blood sugar control, also has a powerful and rapid anti-inflammatory effect, a University at Buffalo study has shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-exenatide-byetta-rapid-powerful-anti-inflammatory.html Inflammatory disorders Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:35:51 EST news239452542 A recent study has found that a childhood behavioral intervention to lower dietary intake of total fat and saturated fat and increase consumption of foods that are good sources of dietary fiber resulted in significantly lower fasting plasma glucose levels and lower systolic blood pressure when study participants were re-evaluated in young adulthood. The study was accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-childhood-diet-fat-higher-fiber.html Health Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:59:51 EST news238921178 A new study of older Western Australian men has revealed that testosterone might not be the fountain of youth. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-refutes-testosterone-fountain-youth.html Medical research Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:19:14 EST news238414673 People taking oral steroids are twice as likely as the general population to have severe vitamin D deficiency, according to a study of more than 31,000 children and adults by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. Their findings, in the September 28 online edition of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, suggest that physicians should more diligently monitor vitamin D levels in patients being treated with oral steroids. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-oral-steroids-linked-severe-vitamin.html Health Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:30:25 EST news236518216 Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a ground-breaking technique that uses a urine test to help to diagnose adrenal cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-scientists-urine-cancer.html Cancer Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:08:52 EST news235382846 Birth control pills may reduce a woman's bone density, according to a study published online July 13 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism by Group Health Research Institute (GHRI) scientists. Impacts on bone were small, depended on the woman's age and the pill's hormone dose, and did not appear until about two years of use. The study size and design allowed the researchers to focus on 14- to 18-year-old teenagers, and to look at how bone density might change when a woman stops using the pill. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gradual-bone-reduction-pill-users.html Health Tue, 19 Jul 2011 10:10:03 EST news230288050 A new study that was prompted by recent reports of an increase in cases of congenital hypothyroidism in the United States, and aimed at assessing the incidence of this condition among Quebec newborns, suggests that the increase is entirely artifactual. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-commonest-intellectual-disability-years.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 19 Jul 2011 03:04:11 EST news230263427