Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/endocrinology/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241400.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241400.phpChildren of mothers screened and treated for reduced thyroid function during pregnancy show no signs of improved IQ compared to women who receive no treatment, new research has uncovered...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241354.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241354.phpResearchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson examined data on patients being treated for lumbar stenosis and the degenerative spine condition spondylolisthesis and found that patients who received epidural steroid injections (ESI) had a higher rate of crossover to surgery and fared worse in physical health and bodily pain versus those who did not receive ESI, dispelling th...Neurology / Neuroscience Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241310.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241310.phpAn endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes significant and rapid bone loss in mice, raising concerns about its safe use, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have shown...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241366.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241366.phpAccording to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism, a "breathalyzer"-like technology, currently under development at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, may help diagnose diseases in the future. The study shows a simple, but sensitive technique, that can identify normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a fast analysis of exhaled air or blood...Medical Devices / Diagnostics Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241307.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241307.phpAn editorial authored by University of Cincinnati (UC) diabetes researchers published in the Feb. 7, 2012, issue of the journal Cell Metabolism sheds light on the biological factors contributing to rising rates of obesity and discusses strategies to reduce body weight. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, about one-third of U.S. adults are obese, a number that continues to climb...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241300.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241300.phpAmerica's rising rates of obesity in virtually all age groups is partly due to biological factors, researchers from the Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center reported in the journal Cell Metabolism. Approximately one third of all American adults are obese today, and the percentage continues to rise, says the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241254.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241254.phpIt's well known that exercising reduces body weight because it draws on fat stores that muscle can burn as fuel. But a new study at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) suggests that the heart also plays a role in breaking down fat. In their study, published February 6 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Sheila Collins, Ph.D...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241120.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241120.phpScientists have found out why resveratrol, a chemical naturally found in red wine, grapes, and some other fruit and vegetables, has health benefits, according to an article published in the journal Cell, February 3rd issue...Nutrition / Diet Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241012.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241012.phpAn international research team may have found a way to block a second wave of death that can result from pneumonia treatment. Antibiotics are effective at killing pneumococcus - the cause of about 50 percent of pneumonias - but as it dies the bacterium releases potentially lethal toxins...Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241014.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241014.phpTestosterone makes us overvalue our own opinions at the expense of cooperation, research from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL (University College London) has found. The findings may have implications for how group decisions are affected by dominant individuals...Psychology / Psychiatry Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241052.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241052.phpA recent study published in Nature by Robert Lustig, MD, Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, and Claire Brindis, DPH, and colleges at the University of California, San Francisco, reveals that sugar is as dangerous when over-consumed as tobacco or alcohol, and should be used in moderation...Endocrinology Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240989.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240989.phpBrown adipose tissue (BAT), also known as brown fat, is one of two types of fat humans and other mammals have - the other type is known as white or yellow fat. Human newborns and hibernating mammals have high levels of brown fat. Brown fat's main function is to generate body heat...Endocrinology Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240855.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240855.phpAsian women who consumed an average of 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day - the equivalent of roughly two cups of coffee - had elevated estrogen levels when compared to women who consumed less, according to a study of reproductive age women by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions...Nutrition / Diet Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240894.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240894.phpResearchers at the National Institute of Health, along with other institutions, have released a study online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, stating that Asian women have higher estrogen levels when drinking 200 milligrams or more of caffeine a day. This is about 2 cups of coffee...Nutrition / Diet Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240766.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240766.phpNew research reveals a fascinating and unexpected molecular partnership within the brain neurons that regulate appetite. The study, published by Cell Press in the January 26 issue of the journal Neuron, resolves a paradox regarding a receptor without its hormone and may lead to more specific therapeutic interventions for obesity and disorders of dopamine signaling...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240759.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240759.phpPeople with more brown fat seem better able to stay warm when it is cold, Canadian researchers reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. They added that the findings of their study could eventually be used to find ways of fighting obesity. Not much has been known about brown fat, a type of good fat, until recently...Endocrinology Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240705.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240705.phpExposure to iodinated contrast media during imaging procedures is associated with changes in thyroid function, and increased risk of developing hyperthyroidism, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Iodinated contrast media (ICM) are commonly administered pharmaceutical agents," the authors write as background information...Endocrinology Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240611.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240611.phpWomen's emotional responses can vary significantly premenstrually. They may become depressed or grumpy during menstruation or the premenstrual phase, known as premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Roughly 75% of reproductive-age women report premenstrual mood swings or physical discomfort...Women's Health / Gynecology Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240553.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240553.phpAromatase inhibitors (AIs) prevent the conversion of androgens to estrogens, and could play a role in the development of breast cancer. This study of 36 pre-menopausal women consisted of a cross-over intervention trial to determine if there were differences between red wine and white wine in their effects on AIs...Breast Cancer Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240557.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240557.phpMax Planck researchers have proven something scientifically for the first time that laypeople have always known: the mere sight of delicious food stimulates the appetite. A study on healthy young men has documented that the amount of the neurosecretory protein hormone ghrelin in the blood increases as a result of visual stimulation through images of food...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240513.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240513.phpIn the United States, painful periods (Dysmenorrhoea) are estimated to cause 600 million lost working hours and cost two billion dollars in lost productivity...Women's Health / Gynecology Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240470.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240470.phpResearchers in Rhode Island Hospital's Cardiovascular Research Center have published two new studies focusing on the causes of arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death (SCD) when a genetic disorder is present. The studies use a first-ever genetic animal model the researchers developed in 2008 to further their understanding of a genetic disorder known as Long QT Syndrome (LQTS)...Cardiovascular / Cardiology Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240331.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240331.phpA key protein potentially involved in regulating breast cancer progression has been identified by researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y. Led by professor Costel Darie, the team worked to identify the binding partner of Tumor Differentiating Factor (TDF), a pituitary hormone that had previously been shown to reduce cancer progression in breast cancer cells...Breast Cancer Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240233.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240233.phpA team led by researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has isolated a natural hormone from muscle cells that triggers some of the key health benefits of exercise. They say the protein, which serves as a chemical messenger, is a highly promising candidate for development as a novel treatment for diabetes, obesity and perhaps other disorders, including cancer...Diabetes Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240209.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240209.phpAccording to a study published on bmj.com, administering overweight or obese patients with peptide-1 (GLP-1) - a type of glucagon which is secreted from the intestine during eating and suppresses appetite, leads to clinically beneficial weight loss, as well as reduced blood pressure and cholesterol levels...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness