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NEW ORLEANS — Medical advancements have come a long way in the past century, but it is in the next 80 years that we may see tremendous breakthroughs in eliminating human disease — at least that is the goal for the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

NEW ORLEANS — Adults with primary aldosteronism may endure greater blood pressure burden, including substantial losses in nocturnal BP dipping, than those without the condition, according to findings presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.

The ratio between concentrations of serum cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate in older Japanese adults with type 2 diabetes may serve as an independent marker for sarcopenia, according to findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.

Short sleep duration is associated with increased BMI, but connections with cortisol production seen in adults are not apparent in children, according to findings published in Obesity.

A lower maternal serum cortisol to cortisone ratio, a marker of placental function, precedes the clinical manifestation of preeclampsia and preterm fetal growth restriction by up to 10 weeks in pregnant women, according to findings from a case-control study.

Adults with autoimmune pancreatitis may have higher rates of immunoglobulin G4-related hypophysitis than previously thought, according to findings published in Pituitary.

Among children with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B, thyroidectomy before age 1 year can improve chances of survival into adulthood, whereas adrenal-sparing surgery can improve functional outcomes, according to an analysis of global registry data published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Swedish women with Addison’s disease are more likely to develop ischemic heart disease than healthy adults or men with the condition, whereas both men and women with the disease were more likely to die of a coronary event vs. healthy controls, study data show.

Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top 10 meeting news reports posted in 2018. Healio.com/Endocrinology readers in 2018 were interested in essential oils disrupting endocrine function, semaglutide producing weight loss and the safety of an artificial pancreas.

Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top 10 FDA approvals and news reports posted in 2018. This year, Healio.com/Endocrinology readers were interested in the Freestyle Libre, rare genital infection associated with SGLT2 inhibitors, BPA in consumer products, testosterone self-injection for hypogonadism and more.