It has been estimated that up to 80% of women will, by the time they reach 50 years of age, develop uterine fibroids. What information can you provide to concerned patients about the risk factors, symptoms, and treatment options?
Investigators sought to determine the rate of transient congenital hypothyroidism in infants diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism with eutopic thyroid and to analyze the potential predictors of transient congenital hypothyroidism in early infancy.
Advanced glycation end products (AGE) are a factor in diabetic end-organ damage and several diabetic complications. Investigators studied whether measuring AGE with skin autofluorescence (SAF) could predict diabetic complications.
Although risk factors of sarcopenia in people with diabetes have been analyzed, more comprehensive investiagion is needed to show the connection between the two diseases. Researchers sough to explore the link.
Investigators examined a potential link between ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and residual B-cell function and partial remission in adolescents and young adults with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.
In a nationwide register-based cohort study, researchers assessed the prevalence and incidence of Parkinson disease among patients screened for diabetic retinopathy.
According to a statement issued by The Endocrine Society, racial and ethnic disparities can impact endocrinology at the patient, professional, and clinical research levels, calling for a more aggressive, collaborative approach to address these issues.
A 12-year-old Japanese girl with Williams syndrome and osteoporosis presented with very low bone mineral density and received treatment with denosumab.
The effect of cholecalciferol supplementation on parathyroid hormone levels and bone loss at the lumbar spine in kidney transplant recipients was studied in a placebo-controlled trial.
Researchers assessed the attainment of traditional cardiovascular risk factor therapeutic goals in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome vs those with rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes mellitus.
Investigators evaluated whether maximum body mass index before onset of type 2 diabetes could predict progressive diabetic retinopathy or diabetic nephropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Malignant neuroendocrine pulmonary tumors associated with Cushing syndrome are often treated with surgical removal. Researchers sought ways to predict outcomes and potentially lung-sparing surgical methods.
Authors of the systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the all-cause and cause-specific mortality in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis, based on available literature.
Investigators assessed the incidence of mortality and other clinical outcomes among patients with various histologic stages of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
