EDMARC

International Center for Research and Research Training in

Endocrine Disruption of

Male Reproduction and Child Health

NEWS and ACTIVITES

COW2024

October 2023
EDMaRC researchers are exited to be involved in the planning of the 10th Copenhagen Workshop on Endocrine Disrupters to be held in Copenhagen March 11-14, 2024. Hope to see you there.

Are small RNAs a novel class of hormones?

September 2023
Small RNAs can be secreted by specific cells into circulation and absorbed by other cells. In this way, small RNAs can potentially mediate a hormone-like effect. EDMaRC researchers have just received funds from the Svend Andersen Foundation to unravel this question.

EDMaRC Chair Anders Juul in EU panel discussion

June 7, 2023
EDMaRC Chair Prof. Anders Juul presented as expert in EDCs and paediatric endocrinology at a meeting in Brussel on how to shape an ambitious legislative framework for endocrine disruptors.

Visiting Professor Christa Flück

April 2023
From April to September 2023 Prof. Dr. med. Christa Flück will spend her sabatical here at EDMaRC as visiting professor. When not on sabatical, Christa is the head of the endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism unit of the University Hospital of Bern Pediatrics Division and principal investigator at the Department for BioMedical Research. She is internationally reknown for her research in human steroid biology, and we look forward to learn a lot from her during her stay here.

The Copenhagen Puberty Study III - COPUS

February 2023
After planning for almost a year the recruitment and field work of COPUS has been kicked off at the first school. It is planned that around 3000 children from Capital Region of Denmark will be included over the next years.

EDMaRC in PARC

May 2022
EDMaRC is one of two research centres representing the Capital Region of Denmark in the European Partnership on Assessment of Risk of Chemicals (PARC), which was launched May 2022. We are looking forward to collaboration both in the Danish PARC hub and with our European colleagues.

New Publications:

Differentiation of Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty from Premature Thelarche using Principal Component Analysis.

Cleemann Wang et al. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023, in press

Sex-independent timing of the onset of central puberty revealed by nocturnal luteinizing hormone concentrations.

Demir A, Hero M, Juul A, Main KM. Clinical Endocrinology. 2023 sep. 29. https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.14974

Prenatal paraben exposures and birth size: Sex-specific associations in a healthy population - A study from the Odense Child Cohort.

Bräuner et al. 2023 Sci Total Environ. 869:161748.

Reproductive hormones, bone mineral content, body composition and testosterone therapy in boys and adolescents with Klinefelter syndrome

Krabbe et al. 2023 Endocrine Connections. 12, 7, e230031.

Reduced serum concentrations of biomarkers reflecting Leydig and Sertoli cell function in male patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Johannsen et al. 2023 Endocrine Connections. 12, 8, e230073.

Testicular function is associated with cardiometabolic health markers: A cross-sectional study of 2289 young men.

Hansen et al. 2023 Andrology 11(3):561-574.

Pituitary-testis axis dysfunction following adjuvant androgen deprivation therapy

Abildgaard et al. 2023 Endocrine-Related Cancer. 30, 1, e220246.