Use of metformin associated with exceptional longevity among older women

Updated on: June 01,2025

Use of metformin associated with exceptional longevity among older women

Updated on:June 01,2025

Study in mice shows brain is 'rewired' during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Martha Sexton/public domainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones "rewire" the brain to prepare mice for mot

Updated on: January 17,2024

Study in mice shows brain is 'rewired' during pregnancy to prepare for motherhood

byThe Francis Crick InstituteCredit: Martha Sexton/public domainResearchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that pregnancy hormones "rewire" the brain to prepare mice for mot

Updated on:January 17,2024

New guideline examines better ways to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

by nbsp;The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with diabetes are benefiting from advances in medications and technologies to lower their risk of hypoglycemia, according to a Clin

Updated on: February 21,2024

New guideline examines better ways to manage hypoglycemia in people with diabetes

by nbsp;The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPeople with diabetes are benefiting from advances in medications and technologies to lower their risk of hypoglycemia, according to a Clin

Updated on:February 21,2024

Q and A: Women and thyroid disease

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects my body? Can I do anything to prevent havi

Updated on: February 19,2024

Q and A: Women and thyroid disease

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainI recently read that thyroid issues affect women more often than men. Can you explain what the thyroid is and how it affects my body? Can I do anything to prevent havi

Updated on:February 19,2024

Pediatric review takes stock of history and current status of long-acting growth hormone therapy

by Cactus CommunicationsThe growth hormone somatotropin is directly involved in regulating growth in children, and continues to play a role in adulthood. Long-acting growth hormone is now available in

Updated on: February 03,2024

Pediatric review takes stock of history and current status of long-acting growth hormone therapy

by Cactus CommunicationsThe growth hormone somatotropin is directly involved in regulating growth in children, and continues to play a role in adulthood. Long-acting growth hormone is now available in

Updated on:February 03,2024

HIIT for liver health

by Western Sydney UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research led by Western Sydney University suggests that aerobic exercise interventions incorporating either high-intensity interv

Updated on: January 28,2024

HIIT for liver health

by Western Sydney UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research led by Western Sydney University suggests that aerobic exercise interventions incorporating either high-intensity interv

Updated on:January 28,2024

Discovering a mysterious estrogen's important role in pregnancy

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityFetal E3exposure improves reproduction in female offspring. Eight-week-old pregnant female CD-1 mice were treated with vehicle DMSO (CT) or E3(E3).

Updated on: January 31,2024

Discovering a mysterious estrogen's important role in pregnancy

by Isabella Backman,Yale UniversityFetal E3exposure improves reproduction in female offspring. Eight-week-old pregnant female CD-1 mice were treated with vehicle DMSO (CT) or E3(E3).

Updated on:January 31,2024

Dexamethasone prevents COVID-19 deaths but can cause diabetes-like complications

by Society for EndocrinologyDexamethasone. Credit: melvil, CC BY-SA 4.0Use of the steroid, dexamethasone, has been confirmed as a reliable and effective treatment for COVID-19, even in patients with d

Updated on: January 31,2024

Dexamethasone prevents COVID-19 deaths but can cause diabetes-like complications

by Society for EndocrinologyDexamethasone. Credit: melvil, CC BY-SA 4.0Use of the steroid, dexamethasone, has been confirmed as a reliable and effective treatment for COVID-19, even in patients with d

Updated on:January 31,2024

Single hospital study finds transgender teenagers rarely choose to discontinue hormone therapy

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA three-year-long retrospective cohort study of a single Atlanta hospital's patient population found transgender and gender-diverse t

Updated on: January 24,2024

Single hospital study finds transgender teenagers rarely choose to discontinue hormone therapy

byThe Endocrine SocietyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA three-year-long retrospective cohort study of a single Atlanta hospital's patient population found transgender and gender-diverse t

Updated on:January 24,2024

Synthetic hinge could hold key to revolutionary 'smart' insulin therapy

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: Indiana University School of MedicineFor people with diabetes who are insulin dependent, glycemic control is a full-time job. But what if their med

Updated on: February 03,2024

Synthetic hinge could hold key to revolutionary 'smart' insulin therapy

by Indiana University School of MedicineCredit: Indiana University School of MedicineFor people with diabetes who are insulin dependent, glycemic control is a full-time job. But what if their med

Updated on:February 03,2024

High blood glucose linked to weakened immunity in type 2 diabetes

byThe University of Hong KongCredit:Cell Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.10.004A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has

Updated on: January 07,2025

High blood glucose linked to weakened immunity in type 2 diabetes

byThe University of Hong KongCredit:Cell Metabolism(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.10.004A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has

Updated on:January 07,2025

Study finds 'healthy' obese people more likely to develop heart failure than those of normal weight

by DiabetologiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults who are obese but appear healthy (without common metabolic abnormalities such as high blood pressure, abnormal blood fats, or diabetes) are

Updated on: February 21,2024

Study finds 'healthy' obese people more likely to develop heart failure than those of normal weight

by DiabetologiaCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAdults who are obese but appear healthy (without common metabolic abnormalities such as high blood pressure, abnormal blood fats, or diabetes) are

Updated on:February 21,2024