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Study uncovers gut microbes' role in childhood obesity

Researchers used Mendelian randomization to identify causal links between gut microbes and childhood obesity, revealing key microbial players that influence pediatric adiposity.

10 Jun 2024

Study reveals poor access to cancer care appointments across languages

Researchers at the University of Michigan are finding that many patients may be encountering significant barriers to cancer care, even from their first phone call to a clinic.

7 Jun 2024

Endocrine disruptors disproportionately harm low-income women

Exposure to some endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that harm the thyroid gland has increased over the past 20 years among U.S. women of childbearing age and pregnant women, especially among those with lower social and economic status, a new study finds.

3 Jun 2024

Thyroid eye disease patients experience lasting improvements after treatment with teprotumumab

Most patients with thyroid eye disease treated with teprotumumab didn't require additional treatments nearly 2 years later, according to industry-supported research being presented Sunday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Boston, Mass., and published in the journal Thyroid.

3 Jun 2024

Existing drug alleviates symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome

A drug approved to treat certain autoimmune diseases and cancers successfully alleviated symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome called autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1).

30 May 2024

New paper reveals the broad potential of TNIK as a therapeutic target for some aging-related diseases

A new paper in Trends in Pharmacological Sciences from researchers at generative artificial intelligence (AI)- and robotics-powered clinical stage drug discovery company Insilico Medicine ("Insilico") and ETH Zurich reveals the broad potential of TNIK as a therapeutic target for some of the most pervasive aging-related diseases, including fibrosis, cancer, obesity, and Alzheimer's.

28 May 2024

New genetic discoveries offer hope for targeted lupus therapies

Lupus is a lifelong, often painful and occasionally lethal autoimmune disease. Few treatments exist today beyond powerful steroids to knock down a patient's immune system -; a therapy that has its own serious risks.

23 May 2024

Review: Clinical management of thyroid nodules with atypia of undetermined significance

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a cost-efficient technique for the management of thyroid nodules. Changes in the World Health Organization classification of thyroid tumors can influence reliability of cytology.

23 May 2024

UCSF to lead first long-term study of cancer among Asian Americans

UC San Francisco researchers have received $12.45 million from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to lead the first long-term study of cancer among Asian Americans, a highly diverse yet understudied group.

22 May 2024

Study links higher microplastic levels in urine to endometriosis risk

A study in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety finds higher levels of microplastics in urine samples from endometriosis patients compared to healthy individuals.

21 May 2024

Proteins in the blood could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed

Researchers from the UK investigated associations between 1,463 plasma proteins and 19 cancers, using observational and genetic approaches in participants of the UK Biobank.

17 May 2024

Metabolomic analysis sheds light on gut microbes' role in cardiovascular disease risk

The effect of gut bacteria on non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-c) variations.

14 May 2024

Questions about childhood weight can help identify increased mortality risk in adults with obesity

Being asked whether you considered yourself a normal weight, plumper or thinner as a child when attending a doctor's appointment as an adult might appear like a very strange question to ask, but new research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy (12-15 May) suggests that such questions can help identify increased mortality risk in adults living with obesity.

13 May 2024

Thyroid News and Research

Study uncovers gut microbes' role in childhood obesity

Study reveals poor access to cancer care appointments across languages

Endocrine disruptors disproportionately harm low-income women

Thyroid eye disease patients experience lasting improvements after treatment with teprotumumab

Existing drug alleviates symptoms of a rare genetic syndrome

New paper reveals the broad potential of TNIK as a therapeutic target for some aging-related diseases

New genetic discoveries offer hope for targeted lupus therapies

Review: Clinical management of thyroid nodules with atypia of undetermined significance

UCSF to lead first long-term study of cancer among Asian Americans

Study links higher microplastic levels in urine to endometriosis risk

Proteins in the blood could warn people of cancer more than seven years before it is diagnosed

Metabolomic analysis sheds light on gut microbes' role in cardiovascular disease risk

Questions about childhood weight can help identify increased mortality risk in adults with obesity

High testosterone levels in older men associated with greater risk of atrial fibrillation

Study links endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure to poorer sleep and vitamin D deficiency

Study suggests lingering coronavirus in tissues may contribute to long COVID symptoms

Cancer history raises cardiovascular disease risk in hypertensive patients

European Hormone Day 2024 puts spotlight on the vital role of hormones in chronic diseases

Study highlights nutrition therapy's potential to manage gestational diabetes effectively

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