Endocrinology News

The children of ovarian hyperstimulated mothers may be at increased risk of cardiovascular dysfunction, according to recent findings.

Pediatric patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease were more likely to have high blood pressure and persistent high blood pressure compared with children without nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to data from a new study.

Infant growth from birth to 18 months may be associated with adiponectin measured using newborn dried blood spots, according to study findings presented at Obesity Week.

Home visits in the first 2 years of life can improve childhood BMI; however, the effects may not be sustained without further intervention, according to study findings presented at Obesity Week.

Toddlers who exhibited greater self-control over their personal food intake were more likely to have healthy eating habits later in childhood, according to research presented at Obesity Week 2014.

The relationship between bone strength and fat mass may differ at weight-bearing compared with nonweight-bearing sites in children and adolescents, according to research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

From 2002 to 2009, the rate at which non-Hispanic white youth in the United States were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes increased significantly in every age group but the youngest, according to recent study findings.

Girls exposed to elevated glucose levels, particularly gestational diabetes, while in utero are at an increased risk for obesity in childhood, according to research published in Diabetes Care.

 Genetic obesity susceptibility appears to be associated with postnatal gains in infant weight and growth, according to a review of medical literature published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Type 1 diabetes care for children aged 5 years or younger requires unique management, according to a recent position statement from the American Diabetes Association.