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New analysis suggests link between cholesterol levels and long-term risk for cardiovascular disease

The most comprehensive analysis of its kind suggests that there is a strong link between non-HDL cholesterol levels and long-term risk for cardiovascular disease in people aged under 45 years, not just at older ages.

5 Dec 2019

Early cholesterol checks could save your heart

A new study published in the journal The Lancet reports that early cholesterol checking in the 20s, for instance, would help forecast the individual’s risk of ever having a stroke or heart disease over a lifetime.

5 Dec 2019

New study examines link between sugars and cardiovascular disease

The impact of sugars on heart health depends on the dose and type of sugar consumed, suggests a new study led by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.

5 Dec 2019

Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammation may reduce illness, save lives

Scientists from 22 institutions, including UCLA, are recommending early diagnosis, prevention and treatment of severe chronic inflammation to reduce the risk of chronic disease and death worldwide.

5 Dec 2019

Mount Sinai receives $1 million grant to advance understanding of prostate cancer

The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $1 million grant from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.

5 Dec 2019

Time-restricted eating can help treat metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome affects nearly 30 percent of the U.S. population, and increases the risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke. But lifestyle interventions such as adopting a healthy diet and increasing physical exercise are difficult to maintain and, even when combined with medication, are often insufficient to fully manage the disease.

5 Dec 2019

As his wife’s caregiver, a doctor discovers what’s missing at health care’s core

Caring for someone with a serious illness stretches people spiritually and emotionally, often beyond what they might have thought possible.

5 Dec 2019

Brits betting online, eating unhealthily and drinking too much alcohol

The National Health Service (NHS) England has released its latest survey and reveals that millions of people in England are eating unhealthy foods, drinking too much alcohol, are overweight, and turned to online gambling.

4 Dec 2019

New technology developed for treatment of children suffering from respiratory diseases

A new technology to unblock and remove secretions from the respiratory tract of children has been developed as part of a collaboration between researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and its affiliated Soroka University Medical Center, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, and the University of Cincinnati.

4 Dec 2019

Key brain region found to be smaller in birth control pill users

Researchers studying the brain found that women taking oral contraceptives, commonly known as birth control pills, had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not taking the pill, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

4 Dec 2019

Rural women experience higher rates pregnancy complications than urban peers

Women in rural communities experience higher rates of life-threatening complications during or after childbirth than mothers in urban cities, a new study finds.

4 Dec 2019

Tulane neuroscientist receives $2.9 million NIH grant to launch the Telomere Research Network

Tulane University neuroscientist Dr. Stacy Drury will launch the Telomere Research Network to establish best practices for measuring telomere length and how it can be used as a sentinel of aging-related disease risk.

4 Dec 2019

Study finds key region of the brain is smaller in women who use oral contraceptives

A brain imaging study has shown that the hypothalamus was smaller among women taking oral contraceptives.

4 Dec 2019

Study finds major sex differences when considering link between psoriasis and metabolic disorders

An analysis published in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology revealed considerable sex differences when considering links between psoriasis and metabolic disorders.

4 Dec 2019

Less access to specialists associated with higher death, hospitalization rates among rural patients

Residents of rural areas are more likely to be hospitalized and to die than those who live in cities primarily because they lack access to specialists, recent research found.

3 Dec 2019

Eating more protein than recommended dietary allowance may benefit only a few, study shows

While some diets load up on protein and other diets dictate protein sources, it can be hard to know what to consume while managing weight or during weight loss.

3 Dec 2019

1 in 5 adolescents have prediabetes in U.S.

The recent report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in JAMA Pediatrics, highlights the rising prevalence of prediabetes, which can lead to type 2 diabetes if it’s not treated or controlled early. In the country, an estimated 18 percent among adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18, and 24 percent among young adults, between 19 and 34 have prediabetes.

3 Dec 2019

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

New analysis suggests link between cholesterol levels and long-term risk for cardiovascular disease

Early cholesterol checks could save your heart

New study examines link between sugars and cardiovascular disease

Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammation may reduce illness, save lives

Mount Sinai receives $1 million grant to advance understanding of prostate cancer

Time-restricted eating can help treat metabolic syndrome

As his wife’s caregiver, a doctor discovers what’s missing at health care’s core

Brits betting online, eating unhealthily and drinking too much alcohol

New technology developed for treatment of children suffering from respiratory diseases

Key brain region found to be smaller in birth control pill users

Rural women experience higher rates pregnancy complications than urban peers

Tulane neuroscientist receives $2.9 million NIH grant to launch the Telomere Research Network

Study finds key region of the brain is smaller in women who use oral contraceptives

Study finds major sex differences when considering link between psoriasis and metabolic disorders

Less access to specialists associated with higher death, hospitalization rates among rural patients

Eating more protein than recommended dietary allowance may benefit only a few, study shows

1 in 5 adolescents have prediabetes in U.S.

Eating whole fruit could reduce blood pressure for both men and women

Study estimates health effects of breathing airborne PCBs around New Bedford Harbor

UIC researchers receive $2.9 million to study sleep apnea and chronic kidney disease

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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