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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.

Study finds disrupted stress response in people with schizophrenia

Stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia compared to people without the mental illness or individuals at high risk for developing psychosis, a new CAMH study shows.

11 Jul 2018

Scientists pinpoint new therapeutic targets for inflammation-associated colon cancer

Scientists headed by ICREA researcher Angel R. Nebreda at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine report a new mechanism that contributes to the development of inflammation-associated colon cancer and points to new therapeutic targets

11 Jul 2018

Breakthrough technology offers hope for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

Researchers are developing early detection technology for Type 1 diabetes that can accurately predict if a child is at risk of the chronic disease.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers discover mechanism that shuts down cell-to-cell communications pathway

Cellular functions rely on several communications networks that allow cells to rapidly respond to signals affecting the organism.

10 Jul 2018

Mice study shows how vaginal microbiota may affect stress levels of offspring

Exposing newborn mice to vaginal microbes from stressed female mice may transfer the effects of stress to the newborns, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

10 Jul 2018

New trial to evaluate whether fasting can improve MS symptoms

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) can find an abundance of conflicting advice suggesting that special diets – everything from avoiding processed foods to going low-carb – will ease their symptoms. But the evidence is scanty that dietary changes can improve fatigue or other MS symptoms.

10 Jul 2018

Researchers use gene therapy to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice

A research team from the UAB led by Professor Fatima Bosch has managed to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice using gene therapy.

9 Jul 2018

Study uncovers how a sticky protein promotes activity of estrogen in breast cancer cells

New research uncovers how a sticky protein called fibronectin promotes the activity of estrogen in breast cancer cells.

9 Jul 2018

Non-opioid drug shows promise for treating pain by targeting receptors on immune cells

Faced with the epidemic of opioid addiction, researchers have been charged with finding other strategies to treat pain. Their efforts largely have focused on nerve cells that transmit pain signals to the spinal cord and brain.

6 Jul 2018

Prostate cancer test results may be affected by obesity, shows study

University of Adelaide research shows that the results of the most widely used test for prostate cancer may be affected by obesity.

5 Jul 2018

SATB1 protein important for maintaining pluripotency of hematopoietic stem cells

Osaka University scientists demonstrate that SATB1 is important for maintaining pluripotency of hematopoietic stem cells

4 Jul 2018

Study finds link between testosterone and men's preference for status goods

A recent study conducted by a research team around Hilke Plassmann, the INSEAD Chaired Professor of Decision Neuroscience & Brain and Spine Institute, a principal investigator in the Social Affective Neuroscience Team at the ICM, David Dubois, Associate Professor of Marketing at INSEAD and Gideon Nave, Assistant Professor of Marketing at The Wharton School & the Wharton Neuroscience Initiative shows that testosterone, the male sex hormone, increased men's preference for status goods compared to goods of similar perceived quality but seen as lower in status.

4 Jul 2018

Researchers demonstrate role of oxytocin in cooperative decisions or conversations

The hormone oxytocin has long been known to play a role in the social bonds humans form. For the first time, psychology researcher Jennifer McClung and biology doctoral student Zegni Triki of the Center for Cognitive Science at the University of Neuchâtel demonstrate the role of naturally occurring oxytocin in social interactions, such as cooperative decisions or conversations.

4 Jul 2018

Study does not find causal association between assisted reproduction and ovarian cancer risk

Following concerns over many years that hormonal stimulation of the ovaries necessary for IVF may increase the risk of ovarian cancer, a nationwide cohort study from Denmark has now concluded that any perceived increase in risk is actually a statistical bias resulting from vigilant diagnosis at the time of treatment.

3 Jul 2018

Novel sensing technology enables live and super-sensitive monitoring of biomarkers

The human body is an extremely complex molecular machine, the details of which can be followed through certain substances; so-called biomarkers.

2 Jul 2018

PMDA approves use of LYNPARZA in patients with BRCA-mutated breast cancer

AstraZeneca and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has approved LYNPARZA tablets for use in patients with unresectable or recurrent BRCA-mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 -negative breast cancer who have received prior chemotherapy.

2 Jul 2018

New Rekovelle analysis shows AMH is robust predictor of ovarian response to fertility treatment

Ferring Pharmaceuticals announced today a new analysis of data from the Phase 3 ESTHER-1 trial showing that natural variations in anti-Müllerian hormone levels during and between a woman's menstrual cycle have no clinically relevant impact on ovarian response when using AMH to dose Rekovelle for ovarian stimulation.

2 Jul 2018

Hormone lab tests not necessary for most teens with gynecomastia

Routine assessment by an endocrinologist and laboratory tests to measure hormone levels aren't necessary in most adolescent boys with gynecomastia, concludes a study in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

30 Jun 2018

New guidelines on how to diagnose, treat endocrine disorders in childhood cancer survivors

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on how to diagnose and treat the endocrine disorders that affect a significant portion of childhood cancer survivors in the United States today.

30 Jun 2018

Study: Administration of endocrine disruptor causes epigenetic changes in pregnant sow's DNA

The public debate on endocrine disrupting chemicals- exogenous substances that have the same or similar effects as endogenous hormones - has been going on for some time.

30 Jun 2018

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Study finds disrupted stress response in people with schizophrenia

Scientists pinpoint new therapeutic targets for inflammation-associated colon cancer

Breakthrough technology offers hope for early diagnosis of type 1 diabetes

Researchers discover mechanism that shuts down cell-to-cell communications pathway

Mice study shows how vaginal microbiota may affect stress levels of offspring

New trial to evaluate whether fasting can improve MS symptoms

Researchers use gene therapy to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice

Study uncovers how a sticky protein promotes activity of estrogen in breast cancer cells

Non-opioid drug shows promise for treating pain by targeting receptors on immune cells

Prostate cancer test results may be affected by obesity, shows study

SATB1 protein important for maintaining pluripotency of hematopoietic stem cells

Study finds link between testosterone and men's preference for status goods

Researchers demonstrate role of oxytocin in cooperative decisions or conversations

Study does not find causal association between assisted reproduction and ovarian cancer risk

Novel sensing technology enables live and super-sensitive monitoring of biomarkers

PMDA approves use of LYNPARZA in patients with BRCA-mutated breast cancer

New Rekovelle analysis shows AMH is robust predictor of ovarian response to fertility treatment

Hormone lab tests not necessary for most teens with gynecomastia

New guidelines on how to diagnose, treat endocrine disorders in childhood cancer survivors

Study: Administration of endocrine disruptor causes epigenetic changes in pregnant sow's DNA

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