Tools for more accurate obesity risk assessment based on sex, ethnicity

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutJacob Earp (left) and graduate students Davina Robinson (center) and Carlos Rehbein (right). Credit: Jason Sheldon/UConn PhotoFor decades, health c

Updated on: February 05,2024

Tools for more accurate obesity risk assessment based on sex, ethnicity

by Anna Zarra Aldrich,University of ConnecticutJacob Earp (left) and graduate students Davina Robinson (center) and Carlos Rehbein (right). Credit: Jason Sheldon/UConn PhotoFor decades, health c

Updated on:February 05,2024

Women may experience different PCOS symptoms depending on where they live

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: http://www.scientificanimations.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsWomen with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Alabama may be more likely to have exc

Updated on: January 28,2024

Women may experience different PCOS symptoms depending on where they live

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: http://www.scientificanimations.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsWomen with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in Alabama may be more likely to have exc

Updated on:January 28,2024

Scientists identify rare gene variants which confer up to 6-fold increase in risk of obesity

by UK Research and InnovationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Medical Research Council (MRC) researchers has identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest

Updated on: April 06,2024

Scientists identify rare gene variants which confer up to 6-fold increase in risk of obesity

by UK Research and InnovationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA study led by Medical Research Council (MRC) researchers has identified genetic variants in two genes that have some of the largest

Updated on:April 06,2024

Study identifies potential treatment target for prostate cancer resistant to hormone therapy

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonTRAF4 overexpression promotes 22Rv1 and VCaP cell androgen-independent cell growth. (A) MTS cell proliferation assay was performed in TRAF4 overexpressing

Updated on: January 22,2024

Study identifies potential treatment target for prostate cancer resistant to hormone therapy

by Laurie Fickman,University of HoustonTRAF4 overexpression promotes 22Rv1 and VCaP cell androgen-independent cell growth. (A) MTS cell proliferation assay was performed in TRAF4 overexpressing

Updated on:January 22,2024

Study discovers circadian clock regulates axonal regeneration and repair

by Hayley Dunning, Meesha Patel, Bryony Ravate,Imperial College LondonGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.10.012Scientists from the Department

Updated on: January 09,2024

Study discovers circadian clock regulates axonal regeneration and repair

by Hayley Dunning, Meesha Patel, Bryony Ravate,Imperial College LondonGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Metabolism(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2023.10.012Scientists from the Department

Updated on:January 09,2024

Does a woman's menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here's what the science says

Does a woman's menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here's what the science saysby Sara Chica-Latorre and Michael Pengelly,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDu

Updated on: January 24,2024

Does a woman's menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here's what the science says

Does a woman's menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here's what the science saysby Sara Chica-Latorre and Michael Pengelly,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDu

Updated on:January 24,2024

Fighting obesity: The GLP-1 revolution

Updated on: September 24,2024

Fighting obesity: The GLP-1 revolution

Updated on:September 24,2024

Hormones have the potential to treat liver fibrosis, new study finds

by Birgitte Svennevig,University of Southern DenmarkGraphical Abstract. Credit:Journal of Hepatology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.11.001Hormone therapy may be associated with meno

Updated on: January 09,2024

Hormones have the potential to treat liver fibrosis, new study finds

by Birgitte Svennevig,University of Southern DenmarkGraphical Abstract. Credit:Journal of Hepatology(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.11.001Hormone therapy may be associated with meno

Updated on:January 09,2024

Obesity lowering the age for knee replacements

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation at a

Updated on: April 20,2024

Obesity lowering the age for knee replacements

by University of QueenslandCredit: CC0 Public DomainMore than half of Australians who underwent knee replacement for osteoarthritis were obese, increasing their risk of having the operation at a

Updated on:April 20,2024

Focus on patient experience can improve diabetes care

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Editors' notesbyThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth care providers who treat diabetes need to think beyond the clinical numbers, such as solely foc

Updated on: March 15,2024

Focus on patient experience can improve diabetes care

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 Editors' notesbyThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHealth care providers who treat diabetes need to think beyond the clinical numbers, such as solely foc

Updated on:March 15,2024

Type 1 diabetes: B cell-derived natural antibodies suppress autoimmune pathogenesis

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at Birmingham3D rendering of a B cell. Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2).

Updated on: January 26,2024

Type 1 diabetes: B cell-derived natural antibodies suppress autoimmune pathogenesis

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at Birmingham3D rendering of a B cell. Credit: Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2).

Updated on:January 26,2024

More girls started puberty early during the COVID-19 pandemic, than in previous years

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe number of girls diagnosed with precocious puberty increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to potential risk factors such as increas

Updated on: January 22,2024

More girls started puberty early during the COVID-19 pandemic, than in previous years

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe number of girls diagnosed with precocious puberty increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to potential risk factors such as increas

Updated on:January 22,2024