Endocrinology News

Researchers from various countries have identified three of four loci which demonstrate a genetic link between fetal growth, postnatal growth and risk for type 2 diabetes. These findings were published in Nature Genetics.

Using data from the 1986 Northern Finland Birth Cohort, researchers have discovered that non-genetic data available at the time of birth was enough to develop a simple formula to predict childhood or adolescent obesity.

The incidence for type 2 diabetes among youths aged younger than 20 years has the potential to rise from 22,820 in 2010 to 84,131 in 2050, researchers predicted in a recent study published in Diabetes Care.

Adenotonsillectomy may relieve sleep disorders among children with Prader-Willi syndrome, according to data published in the Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

SAN DIEGO — Asthma and diabetes are associated with increased rates of invasive pneumococcal disease and all-cause pneumonia across all age groups including older children, adolescents and young adults, according to data presented here during IDWeek2012.

In previous studies, tight glucose control use in children in the ICU has been associated with potentially long-term negative effects on neurocognitive development. However, researchers in Belgium have released new data suggesting otherwise.

Obese children with pain in their hips, knees, feet and ankles are more likely to have poorer quality of life and reduced function than obese children without pain, according to researchers from Ohio.

Bisphenol A has been linked to changes in thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and newborn boys, according to findings in a recently published study.

Despite recommendations from the AAP that yearly blood pressure screenings should start at age 3 years, clinicians are still not taking these measurements in as many as one-third of preventive visits, according to study findings published online.

Children as young as aged 2 years who are obese have an 80% chance of being obese in adulthood if their parents are overweight, but targeting both the child and the parents can have a positive effect, according to study results published online.