Endocrine Abstracts

Insulin resistance is usually taken to mean a state in which insulin exerts a diminished blood glucose lowering effect. Insulin resistance is not a disease in itself, but is closely associated with pandemic diseases or tissue pathologies including type 2 diabetes, fatty liver, metabolic dyslipidemia, polycystic ovary syndrome and some cancers. It is also closely associated in the general population with obesity, and there is a widely prevalent view that obesity leads to insuli...

The European Journal of Endocrinology Prize is awarded to a candidate who has contributed significantly to the advancement of the knowledge in the field of endocrinology through publication. Further information on the prize can be found at http://www.ese-hormones.org/prizes/eje.aspx. This year’s recipient is Dr Robert Semple. The prize will be presented as part of the ECE 2015 opening ceremony where Dr Sem...