Body Composition Changes With Pegvisomant in Acromegaly Body Composition Changes With Pegvisomant in Acromegaly
In what ways might pegvisomant therapy impact body composition in patients with acromegaly?Journal of the Endocrine Society (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
GH Receptor Antagonism, Somatostatin, and QoL in Acromegaly GH Receptor Antagonism, Somatostatin, and QoL in Acromegaly
A new study examines the quality of life impacts among patients with acromegaly treated with somatostatin analogs or GH receptor antagonists.Clinical Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Acromegalic Arthropathy Progression in Controlled Acromegaly Acromegalic Arthropathy Progression in Controlled Acromegaly
A new study observes the progression of arthropathy among well-controlled acromegaly patients. What have we learned?Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 26, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Surgical and Pharmacological Outcomes in Acromegaly Surgical and Pharmacological Outcomes in Acromegaly
What have we learned about the surgical and pharmacological outcomes in acromegaly and the factors that may impact these outcomes?Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - November 25, 2020 Category: Radiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Antarctica yields oldest fossils of giant birds with 21-foot wingspans
(University of California - Berkeley) Some of the largest birds in history, called pelagornithids, arose a few million years after the mass extinction that killed off the dinosaurs and patrolled the oceans with giant wingspans for some 60 million years. A team of paleontologists has found two fossils -- each from individual pelagornithids with wingspans of 20 feet or more -- that show this gigantism arose at least 50 million years ago and lasted at least 10 million years. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 27, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news
FDA Approves First Oral Somatostatin Analog for Acromegaly FDA Approves First Oral Somatostatin Analog for Acromegaly
The oral drug octreotide offers an alternative to long-term injections for the rare chronic disease.FDA Approvals (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - June 29, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Alert Source Type: news
FDA Approves Mycapssa (octreotide) Oral Somatostatin Analog for Acromegaly
NEEDHAM, Mass., June 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chiasma, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHMA), a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Mycapssa (octreotide) capsules for long-term... (Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals)
Source: Drugs.com - New Drug Approvals - June 26, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly Comorbidities Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly Comorbidities
This article provides updated recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of acromegaly comorbidities.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 15, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Oral octreotide successfully treats acromegaly
A new oral drug for treating acromegaly may be just as effective as treatment with injections, according to a study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.Medical Dialogues (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - April 1, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Biochemical Control in Acromegaly With Multimodality Therapy Biochemical Control in Acromegaly With Multimodality Therapy
What changes are seen among patients with acromegaly after long-term multimodality therapy? Are these patients able to be biochemically controlled?Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 26, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
IGF-I normalisation reduces acromegaly deaths
According to a study, published in theEuropean Journal of Endocrinology, IGF-I levels are more important in determining mortality risk in acromegaly patients than growth hormone levels.Healio (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - January 31, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Patients and Doctors on Different Pages for Acromegaly Symptoms Patients and Doctors on Different Pages for Acromegaly Symptoms
Clinicians ' assessments of acromegaly symptom severity are often discordant with patients ' self-reports, according to first survey of its kind. Better communication between docs and patients is needed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - January 7, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Why whales are big but not bigger: Physiological drivers and ecological limits in the age of ocean giants
The largest animals are marine filter feeders, but the underlying mechanism of their large size remains unexplained. We measured feeding performance and prey quality to demonstrate how whale gigantism is driven by the interplay of prey abundance and harvesting mechanisms that increase prey capture rates and energy intake. The foraging efficiency of toothed whales that feed on single prey is constrained by the abundance of large prey, whereas filter-feeding baleen whales seasonally exploit vast swarms of small prey at high efficiencies. Given temporally and spatially aggregated prey, filter feeding provides an evolutionary ...
Source: ScienceNOW - December 11, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Goldbogen, J. A., Cade, D. E., Wisniewska, D. M., Potvin, J., Segre, P. S., Savoca, M. S., Hazen, E. L., Czapanskiy, M. F., Kahane-Rapport, S. R., DeRuiter, S. L., Gero, S., Tonnesen, P., Gough, W. T., Hanson, M. B., Holt, M. M., Jensen, F. H., Simon, M., Tags: Ecology, Physiology reports Source Type: news
Combination Pasireotide and Pegvisomant in Acromegaly Combination Pasireotide and Pegvisomant in Acromegaly
Combined pasireotide and pegvisomant treatment may offer another approach for patients with acromegaly resistant to other treatment options.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Improving sleep in acromegaly patients
According to a meta-analysis, published inThe Journal of Clinical Endocrinology& Metabolism, short-term acromegaly treatment, whether the condition is active or inactive, reduces the risk of sleep apnoea.Endocrinology Advisor (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - November 29, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
