Top in endocrinology: Sleep may impact prenatal development; odds of diabetes diagnosis

Researchers found that women who slept less than 7 hours per night at 24 to 28 weeks’ gestation were more likely to have a child with neurodevelopmental delays compared with those who slept 7 hours or more per night.

They also observed that boys comprised the majority (56.7%) of children in the study group with neurodevelopmental delays.

“The clinical implications of our study underscore the importance for health care providers to assess sleep duration in pregnant women and offer guidance on achieving sufficient sleep,” Peng Zhu, MD, from the department of maternal, child and adolescent health at Anhui Medical University School of Public Health in Hefei, China, told Healio.

It was the top story in endocrinology last week.

In another top story, an analysis of people with type 1 diabetes from five study cohorts revealed that both children and adults more frequently had a father with type 1 diabetes vs. a mother with the condition.

Read these and more top stories in endocrinology below:

Inadequate sleep during pregnancy tied to neurodevelopmental delays

Women who sleep less than 7 hours per night during pregnancy may be more likely to have a boy with neurodevelopmental delays, according to data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Read more.

Children, adults more likely to develop type 1 diabetes if father has disease

Both children and adults are more likely to be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes if they have a father with type 1 diabetes vs. a mother with the condition, according to a speaker at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting. Read more.

FDA lifts clinical hold on two trials assessing covalent menin inhibitor for diabetes

The FDA has lifted a clinical hold on two trials assessing an investigational treatment for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, Biomea Fusion announced. Read more.

Prediabetes before conception tied to higher risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes

Adolescent and young adult women who had prediabetes before becoming pregnant had a higher risk for gestational diabetes and adverse maternal outcomes than those with normal glycemic levels, researchers reported. Read more.

Disease severity improves for most patients with primary aldosteronism after adrenalectomy

Adults with primary aldosteronism had improvements in disease severity after undergoing an adrenalectomy, according to findings published in Endocrine Practice. Read more.