News articles tagged with 'endocrinology'
Laptops linked to male infertility
— 12 Jun 2009 17:51 | HealthWhile fatherhood might be far from the minds of most young men, behaviour patterns they establish early on may impact their ability to become a dad later in life. Excessive laptop use... — full story
Scientists identify key molecular pathway to replicate insulin-producing beta cells
— 9 Jun 2009 11:20 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine are trailblazing the molecular pathway that regulates replication of pancreatic beta cells, the insulin-producing cells... — full story
Human beta cells can be easily induced to replicate
— 14 Jan 2009 09:30 | HealthResearchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully induced human insulin-producing cells, known as beta cells, to replicate robustly in a living animal,... — full story
Society for Endocrinology archive goes back to 1939
— 8 Nov 2008 18:14 | HealthThe Society for Endocrinology launched its new online archive available from January 2009, charting the history of endocrinology for the past 70 years. The Society for Endocrinology... — full story
Not all fat is created equal
— 6 Sep 2008 21:39 | HealthA Temple University study finds fat in obese patients is 'sick' when compared to fat in lean patients. When our bodies don't work properly, we say we're sick. A study published in the... — full story
Growth hormone used to treat twice as many short boys than girls in the USA and Asia
— 21 Apr 2008 13:12 | HealthBoys are twice as likely as girls in the U.S. and Asia (mostly Japan) to receive recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) for growth hormone deficiency, illnesses that affect height,... — full story
New study provides genetic clue to Parkinson's disease
— 23 Mar 2008 15:17 | HealthResearchers at Rhode Island Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University have discovered a gene that could hold the key to developing new treatments for Parkinson's... — full story
U.S. endocrinology workforce shortage represents significant threat to public health
— 30 Jan 2008 16:17 | HealthA new analysis supports what many in the healthcare field already suspect, that demand for endocrinologists in the United States far exceeds supply, and this shortfall in medical care... — full story
Thyroid treatment no quick fix for weight loss in children
— 3 Jan 2008 21:38 | HealthChildren treated for hypothyroidism aren't likely to drop pounds with treatment for the condition says a new study in the Journal of Paediatrics. The study is the first to examine the... — full story
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