Neuroendocrinology News

Patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 who have mutations leading to a loss of interaction with certain domain codons may be at higher risk for malignancy and death based on disease process, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

The rise in total ghrelin found to accompany some remaining cardiovascular risk markers and adiposity increase in patients with acromegaly remission after surgery could be interrelated, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.  

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with an increased risk for dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, according to recent study findings published in Neurology.

The intake of caffeine was positively associated with more bothersome vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women, according to research published in Menopause.

Hormonal disturbances associated with weight gain, along with chronic inflammation, could help explain the declining age of puberty, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

The need for a “hand-in-glove” integration of endocrinology and endocrine surgery was a key lesson learned at this year’s American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress, and this lesson will continue to be strategic for AACE over the next few years, according to R. Mack Harrell, MD, the Association’s current president.

Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic garnered top honors among hospitals for diabetes and endocrinology-related care, as announced today in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals.

Neurocognitive deficits discovered in children and adolescents within days of receiving a type 1 diabetes diagnosis were associated with disease outcomes a year later, according to research published in Diabetes Care.

CHICAGO — High levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate observed in patients with type 1 diabetes led one researcher, Nicolas R. Bolo, PhD, director of neuroimaging in psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and colleagues to explore further neurological associations shared by type 1 diabetes and depression.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients with type 1 diabetes with impaired awareness of hypoglycemia show different brain activation patterns than patients with greater awareness, according to research presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 74th Scientific Sessions.