Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Just announced at #EVE2026 in Prague!!! @esendocrinology.bsky.social 000
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Delighted to have been part of this international consensus on the renaming of #PCOS, a lifelong metabolic disorder affecting 15% of women, to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome #PMOS share.google/EkubYi5BLx83...share.google‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of womenDecades-long campaign powered by patient perspectives results in switch from PCOS – a name that caused confusion and undue suffering – to PMOS 091
Reposted by Wiebke ArltCHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 24/04/2026🌎 This World Hormone Day we interviewed Professor Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social president of @esendocrinology.bsky.social It covers the impact of synthetic chemicals on our hormone systems, and what we can do to fix this. More in our #ToxicFree4EU: buff.ly/dqVF4pI 063
Reposted by Wiebke ArltMRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences @mrc-lms.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Today (24 April) marks World Hormone Day – a moment to raise awareness of hormones and why they matter for our health. #BecauseHormornesMatter #WorldHormoneDay 132
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 23/04/2026Decisive action in the UK re forever chemicals ie endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) like PFAS - progress urgently needed to protect the next generations #becausehormonesmatter #worldhormoneday #WHD2026 Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 053
Reposted by Wiebke ArltMichael Biehl @michaelbiehl.bsky.social · 09/02/2026🧪 Publication in @ebiomedicine.bsky.social, project led by @wiebkearlt.bsky.social @mrc-lms.bsky.social & A Prete @unibirmingham.bsky.social with important contributions from @rug.nl theses by @ariadnaalbors.bsky.social , E van den Brandhof, Y Zhang & L Visser www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comEndocrine and metabolic determinants of cardiometabolic risk in mild autonomous cortisol secretionBenign adrenal tumours, found in 1–7% of adults, can be non-functioning (NFAT) or show mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS), i.e., biochemical co… 054
Reposted by Wiebke ArltJérôme Bertherat @jeromebertherat.bsky.social · 03/01/2026Excellent first adrenal paper of 2026 ! 👏 051
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 03/01/2026This exciting paper shows that restoring early morning cortisol with the modified release hydrocortisone preparation Chronocort beneficially impacts quality of life & immune function in adrenal insufficiency - delighted to have contributed to this major effort! www.thelancet.com/journals/ecl...thelancet.comEffects of modified release hydrocortisone on restoration of early morning cortisol, quality of life, and fatigue in adrenal insufficiency (The CHAMPAIN study): a randomised, double-blind, double-dumm...Restoring the early morning cortisol levels with twice daily Chronocort 15 mg at night 10 mg in the morning improved health-related quality of life, fatigue and the immune profile compared with 25 mg ... 0110
Reposted by Wiebke ArltMRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences @mrc-lms.bsky.social · 31/12/2025🎉Congratulations to @wiebkearlt.bsky.social, @petterbrodin.bsky.social and @borislenhard.bsky.social for being named on Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2025! This list celebrates influential academics whose work has made a profound impact on their field!lms.mrc.ac.ukThree LMS researchers named among most influential in the world in 2025Professors Wiebke Arlt, Petter Brodin and Boris Lenhard, who lead groups at the MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS), have been included on the prestigious Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list. 0113
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Clearly an individual motivated by a POMC mutation! 150
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Large retrospective cohort study shows that exposure to GLP-1 RAs before pregnancy results in higher weight gain & more pregnancy complications than no GLP-1 RAs exposure prior to pregnancy - GLP-1 RAs will not be a good solution for women with PCOS desiring fertility jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comGestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes After GLP-1 Receptor Agonist DiscontinuationThis cohort study examines gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes after glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist discontinuation. 0105
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Six postdoc positions in two brand new team science projects on mechanistic biology in the overlap area of ageing and sex differences @mrc-lms.bsky.social in London - apply now! 094
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 23/10/20254 previous ESE presidents and the current president of ESE @esendocrinology.bsky.social plotting with ESE-EYES early career group lead and the fabulous ESE team - exciting things to come at ECE 2026 where we will have a super fun interactive session on 20 years of ESE!! 0114
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 26/09/2025In Brussels working with colleagues from the @esendocrinology.bsky.social and ESPE - #HormonesMatter for all of Europe 160
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Science has the answers! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHuntington's disease successfully treated for first timeOne of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC. 060
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 21/09/2025We urgently need change here - sexual abuse and harassment should not be normalised anywhere but certainly not in the NHS, clinical practice and research - reskeet if you agree observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.ukHe touched my breast ... in the middle of an operationWomen demand harsher penalties for ‘God complex’ surgeons as a consultant, found by a tribunal to have harassed female colleagues for more than a decade,... 063
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 04/09/2025All ready for the grant writing group session! #pcos #newtherapies #coffeeandcats 170
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 03/09/2025An article in the BMJ just highlighted the free fall in clinician scientist numbers www.bmj.com/content/390/... - a catastrophe in waiting for health! At the @mrc-lms.bsky.social we support next gen clinician scientists in discovery research and experimental medicine lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu...lms.mrc.ac.ukChain Florey Clinician Scientist ProgrammeThe Chain Florey programmes allow clinicians at all stages of their careers to experience research and flourish in a dual career. 073
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Deeply saddened to hear about the passing of an all-time-great of endocrine research, David Mangelsdorf - I just saw him at #ENDO2025, a real shock! Read his obituary here www.utsouthwestern.edu/about-us/ass... @endocrinesociety.bsky.social @esendocrinology.bsky.social @socendocrinology.bsky.social 043
Reposted by Wiebke ArltEuropean Society of Endocrinology @esendocrinology.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Key members of our ESE team are reuniting at #ENDO2025. Pictured L-R: Claire Arrigoni ESE Event Ops Manager, Mirjam @christ-crain.bsky.social ESE President-Elect, @wiebkearlt.bsky.social ESE President, Helen Gregson ESE CEO. Come and visit us at Booth 720! @endocrinesociety.bsky.social 0103
Reposted by Wiebke ArltEndocrine Society @endocrinesociety.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Today we honor @danieljdrucker.bsky.social at #ENDO2025, for being our Fred Conrad Koch Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, our highest honor that recognizes lifetime achievements and exceptional contributions to the field of #endocrinology: bit.ly/4l7fbEW @endocrinenews.bsky.socialbit.lyMeet the 2025 Laureate Award Winners - Endocrine NewsFor more than 80 years, the Endocrine Society has recognized the achievements of endocrinologists worldwide. The Laureate Awards recognize endocrinologists for seminal research, meritorious service, l... 0146
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 12/07/2025En route to #ENDO2025 in San Francisco nice to bump into fellow European Endocrinologists Uberto Pagotto and Riccardo Pofi at Heathrow Airport @esendocrinology.bsky.social 181
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Amazing insights into adipose tissue led by @mrc-lms.bsky.social group head Will Scott and his team! 070
Reposted by Wiebke ArltEuropean Society of Endocrinology @esendocrinology.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Meet Wiebke Arlt, your new ESE President! Wiebke hopes to continue the work of her predecessors, specifically “to empower as many people as possible, from many diverse backgrounds, to participate.” Hear about her plans as ESE President (2025-2027). 👇 youtu.be/emd9anHBPM4 @wiebkearlt.bsky.socialyoutu.beIntroducing Wiebke Arlt - ESE President 2025-2027YouTube video by European Society of Endocrinology 0135
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 10/06/2025No equity for women in science if we do not sort out paternity leave www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukPaternity leave in UK is outdated and unequal, say MPsA report says dads should be paid 80% of earnings and allowed six weeks off work when they have a child. 052
Reposted by Wiebke ArltAcademy of Medical Sciences @acmedsci.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Academy President Prof Andrew Morris CBE FRSE PMedSci welcomes the UK Gov’s £86bn science & tech package 👇 "This is exactly the kind of long-term thinking our healthcare sector & economy need. The investment signals the UK's commitment to remaining a global leader in medical research & innovation." 133
Reposted by Wiebke ArltRCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences @rcsi.bsky.social · 16/05/2025RCSI's Prof Michael O'Reilly and Dr Leanne Cussen are authors on new Society for Endocrinology guidelines to help clinicians manage androgen excess in women. The guideline group included experts in endocrinology, gynaecology, nursing and patient partners. 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....onlinelibrary.wiley.comSociety for Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation of Androgen Excess in WomenContext Androgen excess is common in women and refers to clinical or biochemical evidence of elevated androgenic steroids such as testosterone. It is associated with underlying polycystic ovary synd... 042
Reposted by Wiebke ArltEuropean Society of Endocrinology @esendocrinology.bsky.social · 13/05/2025The Early Bird deadline for Summer School is just one week away! Grow as a scientist & make new friends at #SummerSchool 2025, Innsbruck, Austria, 22-25 June. This is a basic science-focused school. 📅 Early Bird deadline - 20 May @ese-eyes.bsky.social 👉 ow.ly/cWmJ50UXIRe 022
Reposted by Wiebke ArltJérôme Bertherat @jeromebertherat.bsky.social · 11/05/2025It was a privilege to present the first recipient of this new prestigious joint ESPE & @esendocrinology.bsky.social award 👇👇👇 0152
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 11/04/2025EUWIN - European Women in Endocrinology - join us in Copenhagen this May! 082
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 02/04/2025A great paper, have a read: rdcu.be/ef6IFrdcu.beProteomic aging clock predicts mortality and risk of common age-related diseases in diverse populationsNature Medicine - A proteomic aging clock, developed using data from the UK Biobank and validated using data from the China Kadoorie Biobank and FinnGen, predicts the incidence of 18 major chronic... 070
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 31/03/2025All you need for paper writing #scientistcats #GeorgeAndClooney 1130
Reposted by Wiebke ArltProf Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 15/03/2025🌲 Tree Planting is a Cost-effective Way to Protect the Climate Diverse planting strategies can reduce financial risks from climate uncertainty, with tree planting one of the most cost-effective carbon removal methods. 🔗 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... #SciComm 🧪 #ClimateActionpnas.orgResilient tree-planting strategies for carbon dioxide removal under compounding climate and economic uncertainties | PNASTo meet decarbonization targets, nations around the globe have made ambitious commitments to expand forested land. Operationalizing these commitmen... 13113
Reposted by Wiebke ArltLucasbouys @lucasbouys.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Amazing #ChainFlorey Retreat Day! happy to be part of this exciting community of young #clinicianscientists 084
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Great day with the amazing early career #clinicianscientists of the @mrc-lms.bsky.social #ChainFlorey cohort doing discovery science & experimental medicine - join us! lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu... 0111
Reposted by Wiebke ArltEuropean Society of Endocrinology @esendocrinology.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Late breaking abstract submission for the Joint Congress of ESPE and ESE 2025 opens today 10 March! Share new data, exciting breakthroughs or innovations before the deadline 21 March 2025. Submit your abstract now👉 bit.ly/3PXTqcB 033
Reposted by Wiebke ArltJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 25/02/2025New article up in The Scientist the-scientist.com/federal-empl...the-scientist.comFederal Employee Firings Threaten the Future of American Research, Scientists FearAfter widespread government layoffs, scientists worry about the uncertain future of research and advocate action to rise above the situation. 311453
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Calling clinician scientists with focus on mechanistic discovery science and experimental medicine who recently have completed or are about to complete their clinical training - great opportunity! Please re-skeet and apply to @mrc-lms.bsky.social by 4th March 2025 lms.mrc.ac.uk/work/vacanci...lms.mrc.ac.ukChain Florey Post CCT Transition to Independence Fellowship - MRC Laboratory of Medical SciencesThe Chain Florey Transition-to-Independence (TTI) Fellowship scheme provides a unique opportunity to clinician scientists who have recently completed their clinical training (or will do so in the next... 065
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Thinking of the family of Michael O'Sullivan who sadly did not recover from the fall he suffered at a recent race - they decided at this most difficult time for them to donate his organs, saving the lives of several people and ensuring he is living on in many ways #organdonationsaveslives 030
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Distilling down the questions #TeamScience Away Day of the @mrc-lms.bsky.social Group Heads #sexdifferences #aging 080
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Breakfast at the start of the @mrc-lms.bsky.social Group Heads #TeamScience Away Day #sexdifferences #aging 0160
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025great pictorials! nice illustration for @mrc-lms.bsky.social Transdisciplinary Team Science #sexdifferences #ageing 051
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 31/01/2025This is a key report on the challenges that UK #clinicianscientists face and what we can do about it - all hands are needed on deck - The @mrc-lms.bsky.social contributes with our integrated #ChainFlorey clinician scientist programme - check it out here lms.mrc.ac.uk/work-and-stu... 071
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 30/01/2025“Artists and Scientists are the same - they both try to make sense of the world and artists often can explain complex things simply” #art #science #womenshealth @mrclmb.bsky.social #pcos #diabetes #endometriosis 0122
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 26/01/2025#Caturday Katzenwaesche (cat wash) #scientistcats #GeorgeAndClooney 0101
Reposted by Wiebke ArltJérôme Bertherat @jeromebertherat.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Now the results : www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comBluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platformRoughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X. 094
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 23/01/2025A great opportunity for early career clinician scientists! 020
Wiebke Arlt @wiebkearlt.bsky.social · 22/01/2025On my way to Bristol to meet the @esendocrinology.bsky.social team & current president @jeromebertherat.bsky.social - not by Eurostar, but also climate friendly with Great Western Railways @gwr.com direct from Paddington Station - creative day ahead! #strategy #teamwork #european #endocrinology 0111
Reposted by Wiebke ArltZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 20/01/2025100 years of changing temperature anomalies over land areas through 2024 (record warm globally)... + Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...). + Graphic from my climate indicators page: zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 612438
Reposted by Wiebke ArltJérôme Bertherat @jeromebertherat.bsky.social · 21/01/2025On my way to Bristol to meet the @esendocrinology.bsky.social team & president elect @wiebkearlt.bsky.social. Take the 🚉 🚅 : in Europe NOW more important than ever to all work to reach the Paris climate agreement goals 😎 0131