Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

People across the world are living longer but spending more time in ill health

People across the world are living longer but spending more time in ill health as rates of nonfatal diseases and injuries - including diabetes and hearing loss - decline more slowly than death rates, according to a new analysis of 301 diseases and injuries in 188 countries.

9 Jun 2015

Severe restless legs syndrome associated with increased risk of stroke

A new study suggests that increased restless legs syndrome (RLS) severity is associated with subsequent increased risk of stroke.

9 Jun 2015

Researchers pinpoint gene that may solve the root cause of diabetes

Professor Jeffery Tessem has pinpointed a gene that may help solve a riddle at the root of diabetes, the high-blood-sugar disease affecting 400 million people worldwide.

9 Jun 2015

Electroporation technique brings higher efficiency, higher throughput genome engineering in animal models

Jackson Laboratory researchers have shown that using an electric current to deliver the CRISPR/Cas9 system, in order to engineer genetic changes in laboratory mice, is highly efficient and significantly improves the system's throughput.

9 Jun 2015

Glucose-control drug sitagliptin does not raise risk of cardiovascular events

A clinical trial of the glucose-control drug sitagliptin among patients with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease has found it did not raise the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events.

9 Jun 2015

Sanofi announces results from Phase IIIb ELIXA study of Lyxumia in adults with diabetes and high CV risk

Sanofi announced today the presentation of full results of the Phase IIIb ELIXA study, which was designed to assess the cardiovascular (CV) safety of Lyxumia (lixisenatide) in adults with type 2 diabetes and high CV risk.

8 Jun 2015

Results from Intarcia's two phase 3 clinical trials of ITCA 650 to be presented at ADA's Scientific Session

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the presentation of results from its first two phase 3 clinical trials (FREEDOM-1 and FREEDOM-1 HBL) of its late-stage investigational candidate ITCA 650 (exenatide delivered continuously via a small matchstick-size subcutaneous osmotic mini-pump just once or twice yearly) at the 75th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association.

8 Jun 2015

BioLineRx's BL-9020 antibody holds promise in treating Type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes, which usually appears in children and adolescents, affects over 30 million people worldwide. Resulting from an auto-immune reaction that destroys the pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin, the disease leads to pathologically high levels of sugar in the blood and urine, resulting in high rates of morbidity and mortality. The current treatment for Type 1 diabetes is lifetime administration of insulin by injection.

8 Jun 2015

New research finds that stroke ages person's brain function by almost eight years

Having a stroke ages a person's brain function by almost eight years, new research finds - robbing them of memory and thinking speed as measured on cognitive tests.

8 Jun 2015

Daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase NAFLD risk

A daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase the risk for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HRNCA) at Tufts University report today in the Journal of Hepatology.

8 Jun 2015

GBD analysis shows over 95% of global population has health problems

Just one in 20 people worldwide (4·3%) had no health problems in 2013, with a third of the world's population (2·3 billion individuals) experiencing more than five ailments, according to a major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2013, published in The Lancet.

8 Jun 2015

Type 2 diabetes: Patients reporting better quality of communication by their physician show improved self-care

New research shows that the quality of patient-physician communication, at the moment when additional oral type 2 diabetes (T2D) medication is prescribed (‘add-on’), is linked to future patient self-care and well-being.1 Data from the IntroDia™ Survey have quantitatively demonstrated this link in the largest international survey of its kind, using responses from 4,235 people with T2D across 26 countries.

7 Jun 2015

Once-weekly Trulicity 0.75 mg shows promising results in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

Results from a new study of Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes showed once-weekly Trulicity 0.75 mg provided greater hemoglobin A1c (A1C) reduction compared to once-daily Victoza 0.9 mg after 52 weeks of treatment. Eli Lilly and Company will present these data at the 75th American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions in Boston.

7 Jun 2015

Bio-Techne to acquire 100% ownership of Cliniqa

Bio-Techne Corporation announced today that it has agreed to acquire 100% ownership of Cliniqa Corporation. Cliniqa specializes in the manufacturing and commercialization of quality controls and calibrators as well as bulk reagents used in the clinical diagnostic market.

From CLINIQA - Diagnostics Division 5 Jun 2015

Food labels effective in helping people make healthier food choices, shows study

A Cornell study of food labels in dining halls shows that when people know the calories and fat content in foods, they lean toward healthier fare.

5 Jun 2015

Study can help spur beneficial lifestyle changes in patients to reduce Alzheimer's risk

Armed with new knowledge about how neurodegenerative diseases alter brain structures, increasing numbers of neurologists, psychiatrists and other clinicians are adopting quantitative brain imaging as a tool to measure and help manage cognitive declines in patients. These imaging findings can help spur beneficial lifestyle changes in patients to reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease.

5 Jun 2015

Medical experts call for accurate, standardized estrogen testing methods

Unreliable estrogen measurements have had a negative impact on the treatment of and research into many hormone-related cancers and chronic conditions. To improve patient care, a panel of medical experts has called for accurate, standardized estrogen testing methods in a statement published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

5 Jun 2015

Exercise during pregnancy prevents diabetes risk, reduces excessive weight gain

Women who exercise during pregnancy are less likely to have gestational diabetes, and the exercise also helps to reduce maternal weight gain, finds a study published on 3 June 2015 in BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

5 Jun 2015

Eating less late at night may help reduce effects of sleep deprivation

Eating less late at night may help curb the concentration and alertness deficits that accompany sleep deprivation, according to results of a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented at SLEEP 2015, the 29th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

5 Jun 2015

Houston Methodist Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center surgeons successfully perform multi-organ transplant

Surgical teams from Houston Methodist Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center successfully transplanted, for the first time, a scalp and skull while performing kidney and pancreas transplants.

5 Jun 2015

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

People across the world are living longer but spending more time in ill health

Severe restless legs syndrome associated with increased risk of stroke

Researchers pinpoint gene that may solve the root cause of diabetes

Electroporation technique brings higher efficiency, higher throughput genome engineering in animal models

Glucose-control drug sitagliptin does not raise risk of cardiovascular events

Sanofi announces results from Phase IIIb ELIXA study of Lyxumia in adults with diabetes and high CV risk

Results from Intarcia's two phase 3 clinical trials of ITCA 650 to be presented at ADA's Scientific Session

BioLineRx's BL-9020 antibody holds promise in treating Type 1 diabetes

New research finds that stroke ages person's brain function by almost eight years

Daily sugar-sweetened beverage habit may increase NAFLD risk

GBD analysis shows over 95% of global population has health problems

Type 2 diabetes: Patients reporting better quality of communication by their physician show improved self-care

Once-weekly Trulicity 0.75 mg shows promising results in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes

Bio-Techne to acquire 100% ownership of Cliniqa

Food labels effective in helping people make healthier food choices, shows study

Study can help spur beneficial lifestyle changes in patients to reduce Alzheimer's risk

Medical experts call for accurate, standardized estrogen testing methods

Exercise during pregnancy prevents diabetes risk, reduces excessive weight gain

Eating less late at night may help reduce effects of sleep deprivation

Houston Methodist Hospital and MD Anderson Cancer Center surgeons successfully perform multi-organ transplant

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Endocrinology News and Research

Latest Endocrinology News and Research

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

PhD researcher at LifeArc

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

Newsletters you may be interested in