The Endocrine Society is a professional, international medical organization in the field of endocrinology and metabolism, founded in 1916. It is a leading organization in the field and publishes four leading journals. It has more than 13,000 members from over 85 countries in medicine, molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, physiology, genetics, immunology, education, industry and allied health. The Society's mission is: "excellence in hormone research and care of patients with endocrine disease". Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. ... Santorio Santorio (1561-1636) in his steelyard balance, from Ars de statica medecina, first published 1614 Metabolism (from μεταβολισμος (metabolismos)) is the biochemical modification of chemical compounds in living organisms and cells. ... Medicine is the branch of health science and the sector of public life concerned with maintaining human health or restoring it through the treatment of disease and injury. ... Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. ... Cell biology (cellular biology) is an academic discipline which studies the physiological properties of cells, as well as their behaviours, interactions, and environment; this is done both on a microscopic and molecular level. ... Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life, a bridge between biology and chemistry that studies how complex chemical reactions give rise to life. ... Physiology (in Greek physis = nature and logos = word) is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms. ... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ... Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. ... Professionals in the healthcare industry [1] are often referred to as allied health professionals which usually need formal training before they are hired, for example, medical assistants [2], dental hygienists and assistants, phlebotomists [3], physical therapists and physical therapy assistants, hemodialysis technicians, laboratory technicians, electrocardiographic technicians, x-ray technicians, medical...

Publications

The Endocrine Society publishes the following journals:

• Endocrine Reviews
• Endocrinology
• Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
• Molecular Endocrinology

Endocrinology (ISSN 0013-7227) is a biomedical scientific journal published by the Endocrine Society. ...

External links

• The Endocrine Society homepage