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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.

Bridge-like structure within estrogen receptor could serve as new drug target for breast cancer

Many breast cancer drugs block estrogen receptors inside cancer cells. Blocking the receptors early in disease progression staves off metastasis.

10 Oct 2018

Binge drinking history makes male and female mice react differently to stress, study shows

Researchers with the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health & Sciences University found that a history of binge drinking made male and female mice react differently to traumatic stress.

10 Oct 2018

Cancer cells hijack communication between fallopian tube and ovary to drive tumor growth

New research from the University of Illinois at Chicago shows that cancer cells in the fallopian tube affect normal chemical signaling between reproductive tissues and stimulate the release of norepinephrine, a small molecule hormone, from the ovary.

10 Oct 2018

New 3D imaging technique helps track satiety hormone

Many overweight people lack the feeling of being full. It was long thought that this was due to the disrupted transport of the satiety hormone leptin to the brain.

9 Oct 2018

Massively parallel single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals insights into heart disease

Scientists using a powerful new technology that sequences RNA in 20,000 individual cell nuclei have uncovered new insights into biological events in heart disease.

9 Oct 2018

RNA sequencing method uncovers new insights into biological events in heart disease

Scientists using a powerful new technology that sequences RNA in 20,000 individual cell nuclei have uncovered new insights into biological events in heart disease.

5 Oct 2018

New approach could lead to precise treatments for traumatic brain injury

Traumatic head injury can have widespread effects in the brain, but now scientists can look in real time at how head injury affects thousands of individual cells and genes simultaneously in mice.

5 Oct 2018

Stevens researchers develop new class of molecules for breast cancer treatment

Researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology and colleagues have designed and developed a new class of molecules that use a never-before-known mechanism that may halt or destroy breast cancer tumors, particularly for patients with drug-resistant or dangerously metastatic stages of the disease.

4 Oct 2018

Vegetable hormone helps reverse brain alterations caused by high-fat diets, obesity

The Neurobiotechnology research team of the Universitat Jaume I in Castellón, Spain, headed by professor Ana María Sánchez, has proven the positive effects of a vegetable hormone, helping reverse brain alterations caused by high-fat diets, type-2 diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity.

3 Oct 2018

Researchers insert just enough human DNA into mice to study preterm birth

Preterm birth remains a global epidemic linked to a lifetime of potential health complications. It also is difficult to study in living creatures--especially the uniquely precise biology of preterm birth in humans.

3 Oct 2018

Single ovary removal for fertility preservation in girls causes no complications

In the first publication from the U.S. on surgical techniques and outcomes of single ovary removal for fertility preservation in girls, surgeons from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago report that the procedure caused no complications and can be performed laparoscopically, on an outpatient basis, without delaying treatment for cancer or other therapies posing high risk of infertility.

1 Oct 2018

Drop in estrogen could lead to development of anxiety and memory problems, finds study

Lack of estrogen may play a role in the development of anxiety and memory problems, according to a new rodent study.

1 Oct 2018

Genetic variants reveal novel therapeutic targets for chronic kidney disease

The kidney does more than double or even triple duty compared to other organs - it extracts waste, balances body fluids, forms urine, regulates blood pressure, and secretes hormones.

1 Oct 2018

Child sleep disorders on the rise due to social media and obesity

More and more children in England are being diagnosed with sleep problems, including nightmares, sleepwalking, and insomnia.

1 Oct 2018

Researchers deplete key protein for DNA replication using protein degradation system

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University and the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology in Italy have succeeded in depleting AND-1, a key protein for DNA replication, by using a recently developed conditional protein degradation system.

29 Sep 2018

Cancer undercuts ability of normal cells to consume glucose, finds study

Cancer needs energy to drive its out-of-control growth. It gets energy in the form of glucose, in fact consuming so much glucose that one method for imaging cancer simply looks for areas of extreme glucose consumption - where there is consumption, there is cancer.

29 Sep 2018

FDA approves first intravenous treatment for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Libtayo (cemiplimab-rwlc) injection for intravenous use for the treatment of patients with metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or locally advanced CSCC who are not candidates for curative surgery or curative radiation.

28 Sep 2018

Shared decision making needed to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with CAH

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline that offers best practices for healthcare providers on how to promptly diagnose, treat, and manage patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, an inherited endocrine disorder, throughout their entire lives.

28 Sep 2018

High levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 may affect brain health

Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina have uncovered mechanisms by which high levels of a hormone called FGF23 can reduce brain health.

28 Sep 2018

Ovarian cancer risk reduced among women taking modern combined oral contraceptive pills

According to a new study women of reproductive age who are using the modern oral contraceptive pills or patches and rings that contain a combination of estrogen and progesterone are at a reduced risk for ovarian cancer. The study was published in the recent issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

27 Sep 2018

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Bridge-like structure within estrogen receptor could serve as new drug target for breast cancer

Binge drinking history makes male and female mice react differently to stress, study shows

Cancer cells hijack communication between fallopian tube and ovary to drive tumor growth

New 3D imaging technique helps track satiety hormone

Massively parallel single-nucleus RNA sequencing reveals insights into heart disease

RNA sequencing method uncovers new insights into biological events in heart disease

New approach could lead to precise treatments for traumatic brain injury

Stevens researchers develop new class of molecules for breast cancer treatment

Vegetable hormone helps reverse brain alterations caused by high-fat diets, obesity

Researchers insert just enough human DNA into mice to study preterm birth

Single ovary removal for fertility preservation in girls causes no complications

Drop in estrogen could lead to development of anxiety and memory problems, finds study

Genetic variants reveal novel therapeutic targets for chronic kidney disease

Child sleep disorders on the rise due to social media and obesity

Researchers deplete key protein for DNA replication using protein degradation system

Cancer undercuts ability of normal cells to consume glucose, finds study

FDA approves first intravenous treatment for metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma

Shared decision making needed to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with CAH

High levels of fibroblast growth factor 23 may affect brain health

Ovarian cancer risk reduced among women taking modern combined oral contraceptive pills

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