Endocrinology (from Greek ἔνδον, endo, "within"; κρῑνω, krīnō, "to separate"; and -λογία, -logia, "the study of") is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions called hormones, the integration of developmental events proliferation, growth, and differentiation (including histogenesis and organogenesis) and the coordination ofmetabolism, respiration, excretion, movement, reproduction, and sensory perception depend on chemical cues, substances synthesized and secreted by specialized cells.

Woman-to-woman HIV transmission likely in Texas case

Female-to-female transmission probably caused an HIV infection in a Texas woman, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 46-year-old woman was in a monogamous...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology
Type: News Item

High burden of insulin-related hypoglycemia

Severe hypoglycemia related to overly "tight" insulin control for type 2 diabetes prompts nearly 100,000 emergency department visits and 30,000 hospitalizations each year and is...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology
Type: News Item

Obesity prevalence steady between 2003 and 2012

The prevalence of obesity has not changed appreciably among children or adults in the United States between 2003 and 2012, the most recent year for which data are available, according to a report...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology
Type: News Item

Curb vaccine-preventable diseases in diabetes patients

SAN FRANCISCO – Patients with diabetes have an increased incidence for a number of infections, but vaccine-preventable diseases need not be among them. "In the risk/benefit category, there’s a...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology
Type: News Item

FDA to probe saxagliptin’s heart failure risk

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will investigate the possible association between treatment with the type 2 diabetes drug saxagliptin and an increased rate of hospitalizations for heart failure...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology
Type: News Item

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