Roundup of news from ENDO 2015

09 Mar 2015


Frankie the dog 'sniffs out thyroid cancer'

A dog has been used to sniff out thyroid cancer in people who had not yet been diagnosed, according to US researchers. Discovering the chemicals the dogs can smell could lead to new tests.

BBC News

Low-fat diet 'burns more fat', study finds

A study closely monitoring the diets of 19 people found that those consuming low fat diets lost more weight than those consuming low carbohydrate diets, despite eating the same number of calories.

BBC News

Male fertility: Losing weight and cancer drugs 'boost sperm'

Two approaches to boosting obese men's sperm have been presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society.

BBC News


Related Topics

Adrenal Diabetes Metabolism Obesity Cardiovascular Bone Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Endocrine-Related Cancer Neuroendocrinology Reproduction Steroid and Steroidogenesis Thyroid

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