Neuroendocrinology News

The FDA has approved the Proclaim XR spinal cord stimulation system to treat painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, manufacturer Abbott announced in a press release.

Most adults with Cushing’s syndrome receiving levoketoconazole twice daily maintained reductions in mean urinary free cortisol levels during a 12-month maintenance period, according to findings from the SONICS study extended evaluation.

Among adults with acromegaly, concomitant type 2 diabetes was associated with increased risks for overall mortality and for cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, researchers reported in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

More than 80% of adults with Cushing’s disease receiving osilodrostat had normalized mean urinary free cortisol levels at 72 weeks of treatment, according to findings from the LINC 3 study extension.

Endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery has the best remission rates and fewest postoperative complications for adults with acromegaly, according to findings from a systematic review.

CHICAGO — In rare hereditary cancers such as paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma, where patients travel for their care, COVID caused a disruption in their screening and treatments, according to a poster presented during ASCO Annual Meeting.

In a cohort of healthy young adult men, one night of sleep deprivation attenuated the adaptation to recurrent hypoglycemia by preserving neuroendocrine counterregulation and subjective awareness, according to study findings.

ATLANTA — More than 90% of adults with acromegaly remained responders to oral octreotide 3 years after initiating treatment, according to findings from the MPOWERED open-label extension study presented at ENDO 2022.

ATLANTA — In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, reviews the pituitary research presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in Atlanta.

Among adults with controlled acromegaly, postmenopausal women had higher growth hormone levels than men despite similar insulin-like growth factor I levels, according to study data.