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It is our pleasure to share with you a selection of highly cited papers published in 2024 in the “Endocrinology” Section of Medicina (ISSN: 1648-9144). For more information about the journal’s latest publications, please visit the following website: https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=medicina&section=1164.

We would also like to draw your attention to some Special Issues in the “Endocrinology” Section that are currently open for submission (listed at the bottom of this page). The following is a list of articles that we believe may be of interest to you:

1. “Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of the Relationship of Thyroid Volume and Function with Anthropometric Measurements, Body Composition Analysis Parameters, and the Diagnosis of Metabolic Syndrome in Euthyroid People Aged 18–65”
by Grzegorz K. Jakubiak, Natalia Pawlas, Małgorzata Morawiecka-Pietrzak, Monika Starzak, Agata Stanek and Grzegorz Cieślar
Medicina 2024, 60(7), 1080; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60071080
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/7/1080

2. “Psycho-Neuroendocrinology in the Rehabilitation Field: Focus on the Complex Interplay between Stress and Pain”
by Mirjam Bonanno, Davide Papa, Antonio Cerasa, Maria Grazia Maggio and Rocco Salvatore Calabrò
Medicina 2024, 60(2), 285; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020285
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/2/285

3. “Effect of Drugs Used in Pharmacotherapy of Type 2 Diabetes on Bone Density and Risk of Bone Fractures”
by Agnieszka Wikarek, Małgorzata Grabarczyk, Katarzyna Klimek, Agata Janoska-Gawrońska, Magdalena Suchodolska and Michał Holecki
Medicina 2024, 60(3), 393; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030393
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/3/393

4. “Relationship of Thyroid Volume and Function with Ankle-Brachial Index, Toe-Brachial Index, and Toe Pressure in Euthyroid People Aged 18–65”
by Grzegorz K. Jakubiak, Natalia Pawlas, Małgorzata Morawiecka-Pietrzak, Jolanta Zalejska-Fiolka, Agata Stanek and Grzegorz Cieślar
Medicina 2024, 60(9), 1445; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60091445
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/9/1445

5. “The Current and Emerging Role of Statins in the Treatment of PCOS: The Evidence to Date”
by Tea Shehu Kolnikaj, Rok Herman, Andrej Janež and Mojca Jensterle
Medicina 2024, 60(2), 244; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020244
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/2/244 

6. “Exercise May Increase Oxidative Stress in the Sciatic Nerve in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Rats”
by Koji Nonaka, Junichi Akiyama and Satsuki Une
Medicina 2024, 60(3), 480; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030480
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/3/480

7. “Improved Glycemic Control through Robot-Assisted Remote Interview for Outpatients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study”
by Kunimasa Yagi, Michiko Inagaki, Yuya Asada, Mako Komatsu, Fuka Ogawa, Tomomi Horiguchi, Naoto Yamaaki, Mikifumi Shikida, Hideki Origasa and Shuichi Nishio
Medicina 2024, 60(2), 329; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020329
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/2/329

8. “Primary Thyroid Lymphoma: A Retrospective-Observational Study in a Single Institutional Center”
by Octavia Vita, Alis Dema, Robert Barna, Remus Cornea, Dan Brebu, Mihaela Vlad, Oana Popa,
Ioana Muntean, Diana Szilagyi, Mihaela Iacob et al.
Medicina 2024, 60(3), 476; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60030476
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/3/476

9. “To What Extent Does Cardiovascular Risk Classification of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Differ between European Guidelines from 2023, 2021, and 2019? A Cross-Sectional Study”
by Silvia Ana Luca, Raluca Malina Bungau, Sandra Lazar, Ovidiu Potre and Bogdan Timar
Medicina 2024, 60(2), 334; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60020334
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/2/334

10. “Progranulin and Vaspin as Potential Novel Markers in the Etiology of Type 1 Diabetes in Children”
by Katarzyna Jakubek-Kipa, Sabina Galiniak and Artur Mazur
Medicina 2024, 60(7), 1165; https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60071165
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/60/7/1165

Special Issues:
“Breakthroughs in Clinical Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolic Diseases”
Guest Editors: Dr. Yuzuru Ohshiro, Prof. Dr. Kunimasa Yagi and Dr. Yasuhiro Maeno
Submission deadline: 30 November 2025

“Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Bogdan Timar, Prof. Dr. Romulus Timar and Dr. Adina Braha
Submission deadline: 30 December 2025

“Diabetes and Obesity: What Is New in 2025”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Manfredi Rizzo and Dr. Ali Abbas Rizvi
Submission deadline: 31 December 2025

“Nutritional Management of Adults with Obesity”
Guest Editors: Dr. Alessandro Laviano and Dr. Salvatore Vaccaro
Submission deadline: 20 January 2026