Neuroendocrinology News

In a large percentage of patients with Cushing’s disease, medical therapy effectively induces cortisol normalization, suggesting the choice may serve as a useful first-line treatment vs. surgery for some, according to findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Pituitary.

Teenagers with gender dysphoria have brain structures and responses that are similar to that of their experienced gender rather than their birth sex, according to research presented at the European Society of Endocrinology annual meeting.

BOSTON — Among adults with melanoma treated with the CTLA-4 immune checkpoint inhibitor ipilimumab, nearly 13% developed hypophysitis after therapy, according to data presented at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists annual meeting.

Pregnant women with acromegaly are more likely to experience diabetic and hypertensive complications during gestation vs. women without acromegaly, particularly when the disease is uncontrolled, according to findings from a small retrospective study published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Diabetes and hypertension are common among Mexico residents with acromegaly despite successful medical or surgical treatment of the disease, according to findings from a retrospective study.

Among adults with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1, or MEN1, a high fear of disease occurrence is associated with a lower health-related quality of life, according to findings from a cross-sectional study.

CHICAGO — The negative effect of sleep restriction on glucose metabolism was reduced during a dual-hormone clamp intervention of testosterone and cortisol in young men, according to a presenter here.

CHICAGO — In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, professor of neurological surgery and professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology, diabetes and clinical nutrition in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and director of the OHSU Northwest Pituitary Center, reviews research on Cushing’s disease presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.

CHICAGO — In this video exclusive, Tamara Wexler, MD, PhD, neuroendocrinologist and reproductive endocrinologist, and clinical assistant professor in the department of rehabilitation medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, discusses the high incidence of pituitary dysfunction following traumatic brain injury, or TBI, and testing and hormone replacement for the condition.

CHICAGO — In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, professor of neurological surgery and professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology, diabetes and clinical nutrition in the School of Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University and director of the OHSU Northwest Pituitary Center, reviews research on acromegaly presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.