Endocrinology News

Researchers found a PNPLA3 variation to be associated with increased liver enzymes in obese and overweight children and among all age groups of individuals with metabolic syndrome, according to published study data.

BOSTON — Use of a bionic pancreas in a summer camp setting was effective in controlling glucose levels and reducing the amount of hypoglycemia in children, according to study findings.

Adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes can reap the benefits of behavioral family systems therapy whether conducted in-person or via videoconference, according to research in Diabetes Care.

Adolescents with insulin resistance who were overweight or obese exhibited high serum levels of circulating amyloid B-protein 42 and presenilin 1, molecules associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia later in life, according to recent study findings.

In children born very preterm, higher levels of growth hormone in early infancy may be partly responsible for cognitive deficits seen in these children at school-age, according to recent findings.

Pediatric central diabetes insipidus is more commonly caused by brain malformations than previously thought, according to recent study findings published in The Journal of Endocrinology & Metabolism.

The brains of adolescents with overweight are disproportionately stimulated by TV food commercials, which may simulate unhealthy eating habits, according to recent findings.

Allowing children to choose what and how much to eat from a meal structured and provided by parents or caregivers reduced the likelihood of obesity, according to a recent study.

Health care spending for privately insured children with diabetes has seen a sharp year-over-year rise between 2011 and 2013, due in part to increased out-of-pocket spending and the rising cost of branded insulin, according to study data from the Health Care Cost Institute.

An obesity intervention program that includes computerized clinical decision support for physicians as well as health coaching for families significantly improved BMI rates in obese children, according to new study findings.