Endocrinology News

In recent years, the number of children hospitalized for obesity-related conditions increased fourfold within the vicinity of England and Wales, according to researchers at the Imperial College of London.

Researchers observed little differences in the metabolic long-term effects of oral vs. transdermal 17 beta-estradiol hormone therapy in girls with Turner’s syndrome, according to new data. However, transdermal estradiol appeared to effect a more physiological estrogen milieu.

Researchers observed little differences in the metabolic long-term effects of oral vs. transdermal 17 beta-estradiol hormone therapy in girls with Turner’s syndrome, according to new data. However, transdermal estradiol appeared to effect a more physiological estrogen milieu.

Protective feeding practices by first-time mothers may support development of healthy eating and growth patterns in young children, according to recent study findings published in Pediatrics.

Rick factors in infancy and early childhood may influence racial and ethnic disparities in children who are overweight and obese, according to recent study results published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Rapid growth in BMI during the first 2 years of life increased the risk for asthma in children aged up to 6 years, according to researchers in Europe.

Mutations in a paternally inherited gene may cause precocious puberty, according to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Mutations in a paternally inherited gene may cause precocious puberty, according to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Mutations in a paternally inherited gene may cause precocious puberty, according to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The FDA has granted priority review designation for the Biologics License Application for metreleptin — an investigational recombinant analogue of human leptin, according to a press release.