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A hormone is a chemical released by one or more cells that affects cells in other parts of the organism. Only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism. It is essentially a chemical messenger that transports a signal from one cell to another.

Researchers propose potential treatment for Ewing sarcomas

Ewing sarcoma is a bone cancer that appears mainly in teenagers. Due to a single defective gene, once it spreads to distant organs it is hard to treat. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered molecular interactions underlying Ewing sarcomas and proposed a potential treatment, which has shown promise in a study in mice.

2 Oct 2019

Targeted therapy slows disease progression and improves survival for prostate cancer

A new PARP-inhibitor has been shown to significantly delayed cancer progression among patients with prostate cancer who had cancer cells with faulty DNA repair genes.

2 Oct 2019

UC associate professor receives NCI grant to study small RNAs in breast cancer metastasis

Xiaoting Zhang, PhD, associate professor of cancer biology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, received federal funding, an R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute, to study certain genetic material, known as small RNAs, in breast cancer metastasis (or spread).

1 Oct 2019

Exposure to BPA in the womb may lead to measurable differences in children's lung function

Pregnant women exposed to higher levels of the commonly used chemical bisphenol A (BPA) are more likely to have children who suffer with wheezing and poorer lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.

1 Oct 2019

Researchers identify new genetic signals for regulation of infant growth

Researchers at the University of Bergen in Norway have identified new genetic signals for the regulation of how infants grow. This may be a crucial step in the fight against growth-related diseases.

1 Oct 2019

New insight into cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

The nervous system is the body’s control center, which is extremely fast in decoding messages from the different nerves in the body. This network should be intact and healthy. When something is wrong with the network, it affects the brain’s main functions.

1 Oct 2019

Origin of female orgasm revealed by rutting rabbits

The female orgasm has been a complex and difficult-to-study and understand phenomenon for centuries. Now researchers have come up with an easier way of studying female orgasms using rabbits. They speculate that the evolution of the female orgasm could be related to the mammalian reflex linking ovulation to intercourse.

30 Sep 2019

Modern chemo more effective than second targeted hormone therapy against resistant prostate cancer

A modern chemotherapy drug is more effective for men with advanced prostate cancer than a second targeted hormone therapy in patients who have stopped responding to treatment, a major clinical trial shows.

30 Sep 2019

Breast, ovarian cancer drug more effective than targeted hormone therapy in some men with prostate cancer

A drug used for breast and ovarian cancer is more effective than modern targeted hormone treatments at slowing progression and improving survival in some men with advanced prostate cancer, phase III clinical trial findings reveal.

30 Sep 2019

UCI awarded $1 million to participate in multi-site health study of contaminated drinking water

The University of California, Irvine was awarded $1 million by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry to participate in the first year of a major multi-site health study to investigate the relationship between drinking water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and health outcomes.

30 Sep 2019

Potency and dosage of statins linked to diagnosis of osteoporosis

A team of researchers of MedUni Vienna working with the endocrinologists and gender physicians Michael Leutner and Alexandra Kautzky-Willer as well the division for complex statistical systems with Peter Klimek and Caspar Matzhold in cooperation with Complexity Science Hub Vienna were able to demonstrate for the first time a connection between the potency and dosage of statins with a diagnosis of osteoporosis, based on several million data sets.

30 Sep 2019

Lower levels of 'free' testosterone found in women with asthma

Women with asthma appear more likely to have lower levels of "free" (not attached to proteins) testosterone than women who do not have asthma, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

30 Sep 2019

Weight loss is the key in battling type 2 diabetes, study reveals

Type 2 diabetes and obesity have been linked to each other. People who are overweight or obese are at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which is a chronic disease characterized by increased blood sugar levels.

30 Sep 2019

New screening test detects 20 types of cancer

Researchers from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a new blood test that would accurately determine the presence of several types of cancers. The results of their multi-centre clinical trial to prove the effectiveness of their test was presented by the researchers at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2019 Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on the 28th of September 2019.

30 Sep 2019

Higher dosage of statins can increase risk of osteoporosis, shows study

At low doses, statins could protect against bone resorption. But the higher the dosage of cholesterol-lowering drugs, the greater the probability of osteoporosis, an analysis of millions of patient data by the Complexity Science Hub Vienna shows.

30 Sep 2019

Adding targeted therapy drug to standard treatment benefits aggressive breast cancer patients

A study led by UCLA researchers found that adding ribociclib, a targeted therapy drug, to standard hormone therapy has been shown to significantly improve overall survival in postmenopausal women with advanced hormone-receptor positive/HER2- breast cancer, one of the most common forms of the disease.

29 Sep 2019

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Researchers propose potential treatment for Ewing sarcomas

Targeted therapy slows disease progression and improves survival for prostate cancer

UC associate professor receives NCI grant to study small RNAs in breast cancer metastasis

Exposure to BPA in the womb may lead to measurable differences in children's lung function

Researchers identify new genetic signals for regulation of infant growth

New insight into cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

Origin of female orgasm revealed by rutting rabbits

Modern chemo more effective than second targeted hormone therapy against resistant prostate cancer

Breast, ovarian cancer drug more effective than targeted hormone therapy in some men with prostate cancer

UCI awarded $1 million to participate in multi-site health study of contaminated drinking water

Potency and dosage of statins linked to diagnosis of osteoporosis

Lower levels of 'free' testosterone found in women with asthma

Weight loss is the key in battling type 2 diabetes, study reveals

New screening test detects 20 types of cancer

Higher dosage of statins can increase risk of osteoporosis, shows study

Adding targeted therapy drug to standard treatment benefits aggressive breast cancer patients

New blood test shows ability to accurately detect numerous types of cancer

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