Endocrinology News

Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers found a significant association between serum perfluoroalkyl chemical levels and hyperuricemia in children. This association has already been reported in adults exposed to high levels of the chemicals.

Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers found a significant association between serum perfluoroalkyl chemical levels and hyperuricemia in children. This association has already been reported in adults exposed to high levels of the chemicals.

The use of recombinant human growth hormone in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome has been met with concern about potential adverse events. To justify this therapeutic approach, 43 experts and clinical representatives formulated a consensus guideline for the use of growth hormone therapy in this patient population.

The use of recombinant human growth hormone in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome has been met with concern about potential adverse events. To justify this therapeutic approach, 43 experts and clinical representatives formulated a consensus guideline for the use of growth hormone therapy in this patient population.

Guided self-help treatment programs for pediatric obesity may help decrease children’s BMI, new research suggests.

Children and adolescents with rheumatic fever or juvenile arthritis are prone to autoimmune thyroid disorders and would benefit from routine screening, according to recent results.

Pubertal hormone responses to a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist accurately represent sleep-related increases in gonadotropin levels associated with puberty in girls, according to new data.

Early postoperative endocrine testing could predict lasting remission among pediatric patients with Cushing’s disease, according to recent study findings published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Other findings suggest early diagnosis has the potential to improve surgical outcomes due to an association with younger age, smaller adenomas and lack of dural invasion.

It is established within the literature that youth with type 1 diabetes have a greater risk for developing poor glycemic control as they enter adulthood. However, new data suggest patients diagnosed with diabetes during adolescence require more support than originally thought when transferring to adult diabetes care.

Previous studies have examined the association between breast-feeding and adiposity and later-life serum insulin-like growth factor. After using a breast-feeding promotion intervention in Belarus, researchers report an intervention that improved duration and exclusivity of breast-feeding did not prevent overweight or obesity. Findings also suggest it did not affect IGF-I levels at age 11.5 years.