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Neuropathic pain could be significantly reduced by targeting brain cells

Neuropathic pain - which affects more than 1 million Americans - could be reduced or even eliminated by targeting brain cells that are supposed to provide immunity but, in some instances, do the opposite, causing chronic pain that could last a lifetime.

8 Aug 2016

New study shows how the body’s biological clock suppresses inflammation during night-time sleep

New research published online in The FASEB Journal, describes a protein created by the body's "biological clock" that actively represses inflammatory pathways within the affected limbs during the night.

8 Aug 2016

UCLA researchers develop noninvasive technique to treat breathing problems in premature babies

As humans evolved over many thousands of years, our bodies developed a system to help us when we start running and suddenly need more oxygen. Now, using that innate reflex as inspiration, UCLA researchers have developed a noninvasive way to treat potentially harmful breathing problems in babies who were born prematurely.

5 Aug 2016

Sleep-disordered breathing promotes progression of pediatric NAFLD to NASH

Studies have shown that obstructive sleep apnea and low nighttime oxygen, which result in oxidative stress, are associated with the progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adults.

5 Aug 2016

Emperra launches world’s first Bluetooth insulin pen to improve diabetes management

Emperra GmbH based in Germany is launching the world’s first Bluetooth insulin pen on the market and therefore expanding its ESYSTA product system’s function.

5 Aug 2016

Scientists make major advance in understanding how stem cells become specialized

Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute have made a major advance in understanding how the cells of an organism, which all contain the same genetic information, come to be so diverse.

5 Aug 2016

Novel dual molecular tuner offers easy way to perform in-depth analyses in mammalian cells

A research team headed by investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has developed a tool that allows scientists to quickly manipulate levels of two proteins in the same cell.

5 Aug 2016

Soy isoflavones may help improve metabolic and cardiovascular health in women with PCOS

Women who have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—a common cause of female infertility—may be able to improve their metabolic and cardiovascular health by consuming soy isoflavones, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

5 Aug 2016

Triple therapy approach helps Type 1 diabetes patients improve blood sugar control, lose weight

A combination of three medications—dapagliflozin, liraglutide and insulin—helped people with Type 1 diabetes improve blood sugar control and lose weight, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

5 Aug 2016

Women using contraception containing estrogen may have high vitamin D levels, study shows

Women risk having their vitamin D levels fall when they stop using birth control pills or other contraceptives containing estrogen, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

4 Aug 2016

Review provides new insights into diagnosis, treatment for PCOS

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) afflicts over 14 million women in the United States. The disorder increases the risk of endometrial cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, asthma, obesity, depression and anxiety, as well as infertility and a variety of reproductive disorders.

4 Aug 2016

Study shows striking differences in white matter volume between obese individuals and lean people

From middle-age, the brains of obese individuals display differences in white matter similar to those in lean individuals ten years their senior, according to new research led by the University of Cambridge.

4 Aug 2016

Simple text messages can help teenagers lose weight

Texts committing obese teenagers to eat a small bowl of cereal each day or fruit for dessert saw them eight times more likely to keep their weight down.

4 Aug 2016

UAdeC scientists develop jelly-based shell granada to help lower blood sugar levels

The development reduces the excess blood glucose and cheap to produce and easy. To innovate in natural treatments easy access to the Mexican population to combat diabetes, scientists from the Autonomous University of Coahuila developed a jelly-based shell Granada that meets as a functional food to lower blood sugar levels, it say, excess blood sugar.

4 Aug 2016

Scientists uncover genetic cause of rare pediatric progressive neuropathy

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues identified the genetic cause and a possible therapeutic target for a rare form of pediatric progressive neuropathy.

3 Aug 2016

New drug treatment could reduce body weight in obese patients with rare genetic disorder

As part of a phase II study at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Berlin Institute of Health, two obese patients with a rare genetic disorder were given a drug treatment to stimulate the satiety center in the brain.

3 Aug 2016

UK Biobank celebrates 10 years of pioneering health research

UK Biobank, a large scale medical research programme, is an extraordinary undertaking with the ultimate aim of improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of host of serious conditions.

3 Aug 2016

Research paves way for development of new drugs to prevent cancer and Alzheimer's

A new generation of drugs that prevent cancer and Alzheimer's could be developed, thanks to research from the University of Warwick.

3 Aug 2016

Research finding opens door to potential clinical approaches that may boost body's ability to battle cancer

The microenvironment that supports a cancerous tumor also starves the immune cells that the body sends in to destroy the cancer, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute scientists revealed in a discovery that holds the potential to significantly boost the performance of breakthrough immunotherapy drugs.

2 Aug 2016

New educational campaign aims at reducing number of recurrent heart attacks

Every 42 seconds someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. Just after noon on March 26, 2016, Julie Kubala, become one of those statistics.

2 Aug 2016

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Neuropathic pain could be significantly reduced by targeting brain cells

New study shows how the body’s biological clock suppresses inflammation during night-time sleep

UCLA researchers develop noninvasive technique to treat breathing problems in premature babies

Sleep-disordered breathing promotes progression of pediatric NAFLD to NASH

Emperra launches world’s first Bluetooth insulin pen to improve diabetes management

Scientists make major advance in understanding how stem cells become specialized

Novel dual molecular tuner offers easy way to perform in-depth analyses in mammalian cells

Soy isoflavones may help improve metabolic and cardiovascular health in women with PCOS

Triple therapy approach helps Type 1 diabetes patients improve blood sugar control, lose weight

Women using contraception containing estrogen may have high vitamin D levels, study shows

Review provides new insights into diagnosis, treatment for PCOS

Study shows striking differences in white matter volume between obese individuals and lean people

Simple text messages can help teenagers lose weight

UAdeC scientists develop jelly-based shell granada to help lower blood sugar levels

Scientists uncover genetic cause of rare pediatric progressive neuropathy

New drug treatment could reduce body weight in obese patients with rare genetic disorder

UK Biobank celebrates 10 years of pioneering health research

Research paves way for development of new drugs to prevent cancer and Alzheimer's

Research finding opens door to potential clinical approaches that may boost body's ability to battle cancer

New educational campaign aims at reducing number of recurrent heart attacks

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