News tagged with endocrinology and metabolism
Study findings significant for treating infections in Type 1 diabetes
A small University at Buffalo study has found for the first time that in Type 1 diabetics, insulin injections exert a strong anti-inflammatory effect at the cellular and molecular level, while even small amounts of glucose ...
Diabetes
May 16, 2013 |
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New relief for gynecological disorders
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, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Researchers find novel mechanism regulating replication of insulin-producing beta cells
Bringing scientists a step closer to new treatments for diabetes, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and The Mount Sinai Medical Center have discovered a novel mechanism that regulates the replication ...
Diabetes
Mar 26, 2013 |
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High-carb intake in infancy has lifelong effects, study finds
Consumption of foods high in carbohydrates immediately after birth programs individuals for lifelong increased weight gain and obesity, a University at Buffalo animal study has found, even if caloric intake ...
Overweight and Obesity
Mar 19, 2013 |
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Endocrine disorder is most common cause of elevated calcium levels
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.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 21, 2013 |
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Personalized medicine eliminates need for drug in two children
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 ...
Genetics
Jan 31, 2013 |
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How belly fat differs from thigh fat—and why it matters
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 ...
Medical research
Jan 11, 2013 |
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Study deflates notion that pear-shaped bodies more healthy than apples
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 ...
Health
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Limiting polyunsaturated fatty acid levels in pregnancy may influence body fat of children, researchers find
(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 ...
Health
Jan 10, 2013 |
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Head-to-head trial of two diabetes drugs yields mixed results
A direct, head-to-head comparison of two of the newer treatments available for type 2 diabetes yielded mixed results.
Diabetes
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Taking race out of the equation in measuring women's risk of osteoporosis and fractures
(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 ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 19, 2012 |
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Weight loss does not improve fertility
(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.
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Low levels of vitamin D are associated with mortality in older adults
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 ...
Health
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Study ties early menopause to heart attack, stroke
Women who experience early menopause are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than women whose menopause occurs at a later age, according to a new study by Melissa Wellons, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in ...
Health
Sep 28, 2012 |
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Hormone research could have hopeful implications for both underweight and overweight people
The appetite is controlled via a complex system that involves the hypothalamus, the brainstem and the cerebral cortex. Hormones also have an important role to play in this system. Researchers from the Clinical ...
Overweight and Obesity
Sep 13, 2012 |
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