Endocrinology Gateway

New tool for critically ill glucose monitoring

A potential new tool for intravascular continuous glucose monitoring in intensive care patients could prevent hypoglycaemia or high glucose variability. 

Evolutionary medicine

In an editorial to launch our article collection on Evolutionary Medicine, Martin Brüne and Ze’ev Hochberg discuss the relevance of evolutionary medicine in clinical research as a means of ultimately gaining deeper understanding about human diseases.

Weaning age regulates maturation in rats

Weaning from lactation at an early age leads to faster development and leaner, longer bodies in comparison to late-weaned rats, and these effects are transmitted through generations as early-weaned progeny reach sexual maturation at an earlier age.

Adolescence: evolution & development

Ze’ev Hochberg and Jay Belsky review the development of human adolescents from an endocrinological and social perspective, arguing that understanding the environmental impact on development will help inform further research.

Testosterone increases CVD risk

Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis shows that testosterone therapy increases cardiovascular-related events in men, and the risk of this therapy is mainly evident in trials not funded by the pharmaceutical industry.