Neuroendocrinology News

In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, reviews the pituitary and adrenal research highlights presented at ECE 2023, the annual meeting of the European Society of Endocrinology, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, in May.

To achieve optimal outcomes in Cushing’s syndrome, both clinicians and patients need to be prepared for the type and duration of symptoms that patients may experience during treatment and recovery.

Most adults with incident pituitary microadenomas have no change in size or a decrease in size during a median follow-up of nearly 5 years, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

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.