Endocrine News

2 weeks ago | endocrinenews.endocrine.org | Derek Bagley

A new study from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) is challenging long-held assumptions about how we measure overweight and obesity in children. According to findings published in Obesity and Endocrinology in January 2025, body mass index (BMI) — the most commonly used tool for assessing weight status — may dramatically overestimate overweight prevalence in children when compared with a more nuanced measure: waist-to-height ratio (WHtR).

3 weeks ago | endocrinenews.endocrine.org | Derek Bagley

Salivary cortisol and cortisone can be valuable tools in diagnosing adrenal insufficiency (AI), offering non-invasive options for screening and potentially avoiding the need for ACTH stimulation tests in some cases, states a recent study in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Adrenal insufficiency (AI), such as in cases of Addison’s disease and Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, is a potentially serious condition characterized by inadequate cortisol production.

3 weeks ago | endocrinenews.endocrine.org | Derek Bagley

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are everywhere, and there is seemingly no escape. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) – previously used in a variety of commercial and industrial applications – have been banned for decades but are still found in soil, sediment, and even certain types of fish, making them “forever chemicals.” Plastic cups had to have stickers on them promising they were bisphenol A (BPA) free.

4 weeks ago | endocrinenews.endocrine.org | Derek Bagley

Before you reach for that arthritis supplement, take note: Over-the-counter supplements could contain surreptitious glucocorticoids, notes a new case series study published in The Journal of The Endocrine Society. The study describes 12 patients who developed Cushing syndrome (CS) and/or adrenal insufficiency (AI) after consuming commonly used supplements such as Artri King, Ardosons, and Ajo Rey — none of which disclosed glucocorticoid content on their labeling.

1 month ago | endocrinenews.endocrine.org | Derek Bagley

“Cosmic Bubble” image features cells from a thyroid cancer subtype Sriram Gubbi, MD, won the Endocrine Society’s 2025 Endocrine Images Art Competition with his microphotograph of follicular thyroid carcinoma cells titled “The Cosmic Bubble”.  The art competition celebrates the beauty of endocrine science as seen through the lens of a microscope.