Overweight and obese boys have reduced testosterone levels and shorter penises during puberty than their normal-weight counterparts, study findings demonstrate in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Children with monogenic obesity linked to mutations in the leptin-melanocortin pathway have lower cardiac muscle mass than other obese children, as well as greater tissue storage of sodium, research suggests.
A 6 years and 5-month-old girl with Prader-Willi Syndrome attends endocrine clinic with her mother.
The melanocortin 4 receptor agonist setmelanotide has significantly reduced hunger and resulted in weight loss in a phase 3 trial involving patients, including children, with pro-opiomelanocortin or leptin receptor deficiency obesity.
Dr Cheri Deal discusses the use of growth hormone in children with Prader-Willi syndrome, the importance of multidisciplinary care and the future of treatment for this genetic condition.
Being overweight or obese in early childhood is associated with having increased cardiometabolic risk in preteens, researchers report.
A meta-analysis confirms growth and body composition benefits for children with Prader–Willi syndrome given recombinant human growth hormone.
Adding liraglutide 3.0 mg to lifestyle therapy increases weight loss in obese adolescents, show the findings of a placebo-controlled phase 3 trial.
An oral glucose tolerance test may identify youths with a more adverse cardiometabolic profile than a fasting plasma glucose test does, say researchers.
Factors including age at diagnosis and the specific disease influence the likelihood of children with chronic endocrine conditions being lost to follow-up, show French study findings.
