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Right after Trump blamed high drug prices on campaign cash, drugmakers gave more

"The cost of medicine in this country is outrageous," President Donald Trump said at a rally in Louisville, Ky., two months after his inauguration. He went on about how identical pills have vastly lower price tags in Europe.

27 Sep 2017

Discovery of key brain cells that control appetite could revolutionize dieting

Dieting could be revolutionized, thanks to the ground-breaking discovery by the University of Warwick of the key brain cells which control our appetite.

27 Sep 2017

Prescription drug linked to marked slowing of stomach emptying and weight loss

Liraglutide injection, a prescription medication used to treat type-2 diabetes and obesity is associated with marked slowing of stomach emptying and is an effective weight loss therapy. These are the findings of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Mayo Clinic researchers published today in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology.

26 Sep 2017

Injections of hunger hormone blocker can halt typical weight gain in mice

Mayo Clinic scientists have shown that injections of a hunger hormone blocker in mice can halt the typical weight gain after dieting and help prevent rebound obesity in the long term. The research findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

26 Sep 2017

Lack of sleep and arguments with your spouse can cause stress-related inflammation, study reveals

A new study published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology, conducted by the researchers from the Ohio State University Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research indicates that the lack of sleep doesn't just make a person cranky and looking for a fight, it also results in the risk of stress-related inflammation.

26 Sep 2017

Review finds no increased cancer risk for people taking oral diabetes medication

People taking a new oral medication for Type 2 diabetes can breathe a sigh of relief concerning suspicions they might be at an increased risk for many types of cancer, according to Indiana University researchers.

26 Sep 2017

Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day linked to reduced mortality risk in HIV-HCV patients

Patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are at specific risk of end-stage liver disease and greater risk of cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

25 Sep 2017

Mother's diet during pregnancy could affect brain reward circuitry of children

Researchers in France found that rats who ate a junk food diet during pregnancy had heavier pups that strongly preferred the taste of fat straight after weaning. While a balanced diet in childhood seemed to reduce the pups' desire for fat, they nevertheless showed altered brain reward circuitry into adulthood.

25 Sep 2017

Medical treatment against diabetes reduces Parkinson’s disease risk

A Norwegian study shows that the taking of diabetes medicine reduces the risk of getting Parkinson´s disease.

25 Sep 2017

Legalizing mitochondrial donation can prevent children from inheriting life-threatening genetic disease

Australian laws need to change to allow women carrying mitochondrial disease to access a ground-breaking IVF procedure so they can have healthy, biologically-related children free from this incurable and life-threatening genetic disease, according to the Australian Mitochondrial Disease Foundation.

25 Sep 2017

Lack of sleep could be blamed for many major diseases says sleep scientist Matt Walker

Lack of sleep is one of the commonest maladies affectingthe modern work force. A leading sleep scientist has explored the whys and wherefores of sleep and why is it that very few people actually get enough sleep at night? Matthew Walker, a professor at University of California, Berkeley and director of the institution’s Center for Human Sleep Science, warns that this lack of sleep could be dangerous is more ways than one leading to an increased risk of several life-threatening ailments.

24 Sep 2017

Study presents new method for tracing history of β-cells

Tracing the history of individual cells in the developing organism can reveal functional differences among seemingly uniform cells. This knowledge is important for defining the characteristics of highly regenerative cells in order to target them for cellular therapies, as well as to prevent the formation of unfit cells, which compromise the overall health of the organism.

22 Sep 2017

USDA announces $21 million to improve healthier eating options for SNAP participants

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture today announced $21 million to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables by providing incentives at the point of purchase.

22 Sep 2017

Research finds new therapeutic strategy to prevent infections in spinal cord injury patients

New research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found a potential therapeutic strategy to prevent infections in patients with spinal cord injuries.

22 Sep 2017

Opioid epidemic likely applies to high-risk dialysis population, study shows

A new analysis indicates that the US opioid epidemic likely applies to the unique population of dialysis patients. The study, which appears in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, also found links between higher opioid drug prescription and increased risks of dialysis discontinuation, hospitalization, and early death.

22 Sep 2017

Using science to overcome challenges of maintaining long-term weight loss

Many of us are looking ahead to the holiday season and new year with lofty goals for losing weight and exercising. But how can you avoid repeating the cycle year after year?

21 Sep 2017

Indiana University awarded $4 million NSF grant to advance nanoscale medical devices

Only a year after establishing the intelligent systems engineering program in the Indiana University School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering, the university has been awarded a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to advance nanoscale devices to improve human health, including fighting cancer.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers identify exosomes as missing link to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

Chronic tissue inflammation resulting from obesity is an underlying cause of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. But the mechanism by which this occurs has remained cloaked, until now.

21 Sep 2017

High-dose flu vaccine could protect middle-aged adults with chronic conditions

Expanding the high-dose influenza vaccine recommendation to include middle-aged adults with chronic health conditions may make economic sense and save lives, report scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

21 Sep 2017

Researchers assess self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among diabetes patients in China

Researchers in China who assessed self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among nearly 19,000 patients with type 2 diabetes treated with oral medications reported very low SMBG rates both before and after the patients began treatment with basal insulin, although the data showed an increase in mean SMBG frequency after 6 months and the percentage of patients who never monitored their blood glucose decreased.

21 Sep 2017

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Right after Trump blamed high drug prices on campaign cash, drugmakers gave more

Discovery of key brain cells that control appetite could revolutionize dieting

Prescription drug linked to marked slowing of stomach emptying and weight loss

Injections of hunger hormone blocker can halt typical weight gain in mice

Lack of sleep and arguments with your spouse can cause stress-related inflammation, study reveals

Review finds no increased cancer risk for people taking oral diabetes medication

Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day linked to reduced mortality risk in HIV-HCV patients

Mother's diet during pregnancy could affect brain reward circuitry of children

Medical treatment against diabetes reduces Parkinson’s disease risk

Legalizing mitochondrial donation can prevent children from inheriting life-threatening genetic disease

Lack of sleep could be blamed for many major diseases says sleep scientist Matt Walker

Study presents new method for tracing history of β-cells

USDA announces $21 million to improve healthier eating options for SNAP participants

Research finds new therapeutic strategy to prevent infections in spinal cord injury patients

Opioid epidemic likely applies to high-risk dialysis population, study shows

Using science to overcome challenges of maintaining long-term weight loss

Indiana University awarded $4 million NSF grant to advance nanoscale medical devices

Researchers identify exosomes as missing link to insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes

High-dose flu vaccine could protect middle-aged adults with chronic conditions

Researchers assess self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among diabetes patients in China

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