Pediatric Endocrinology News

One of many challenges parents face when their child is diagnosed with diabetes is how the condition will be managed in school, particularly if the child is using a diabetes device.

Women who sleep less than 7 hours per night during pregnancy may be more likely to have a boy with neurodevelopmental delays, according to data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Adolescent and young adult women who had prediabetes before becoming pregnant had a higher risk for gestational diabetes and adverse maternal outcomes than those with normal glycemic levels, researchers reported.

An oral medication to treat children with achondroplasia has received breakthrough therapy designation from the FDA, BridgeBio Pharma announced.

The use of personal care products was associated with endocrine-disrupting chemicals called phthalates in children aged as young as 4 years, according to a study.

Children with obesity receiving once-daily liraglutide 3 mg had a greater reduction in BMI at 56 weeks than those receiving placebo, according to data presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

Young children at high genetic risk for type 1 diabetes may be more likely to progress to the disease based on their dietary intake, according to a presenter at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting.

Some types of endocrine-disrupting chemicals may act as kisspeptin or gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor agonists and could induce early puberty for children, according to in vitro findings published in Endocrinology.

Gaining weight can raise the risk for atopic dermatitis and possibly other immune-mediated skin diseases in children, whereas losing weight can reduce this risk, according to a study.

Transgender youths discussed social concerns, facing hostility and being worried about losing access to care when interviewed about legislation prohibiting gender-affirming care, according to findings published in LGBT Health.