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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.

New study describes effect of radiation exposure on hormone deficiency in children

In a new study, University of Cincinnati researchers, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, have detailed the effect of radiation exposure on the development of hormone deficiency in pediatric and young adult patients treated for brain tumors.

21 Aug 2018

The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process

Dr. Michael Holick's enthusiasm for vitamin D can be fairly described as extreme.

20 Aug 2018

Scientists examine effects of consuming high-protein milk at breakfast on blood glucose levels, satiety

A change in breakfast routine may provide benefits for the management of type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the Journal of Dairy Science. H. Douglas Goff, PhD, and the team of scientists from the Human Nutraceutical Research Unit at the University of Guelph, in collaboration with the University of Toronto, examined the effects of consuming high-protein milk at breakfast on blood glucose levels and satiety after breakfast and after a second meal.

20 Aug 2018

OHSU professor conducts clinical trial with artificial pancreas using Xeris' liquid glucagon

Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company leveraging its novel technology platforms to develop and commercialize ready-to-use injectable and infusible drug formulations, announced today that Jessica Castle, M.D., an associate professor of medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine and OHSU Harold Schnitzer Diabetes Health Center in Portland, Oregon, is conducting a clinical trial with a dual-hormone artificial pancreas using Xeris' ready-to-use liquid glucagon to evaluate a new closed-loop algorithm.

17 Aug 2018

Medicine on the front line to be presented at Medical Innovation 2018

This year, Medical Innovation will focus on healthcare on the front line. One of the highlights will be the British Army's Ice Maidens.

From Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 17 Aug 2018

Maternal stress increases anxious and depressive-like behaviors in female offspring

High maternal levels of the stress hormone cortisol during pregnancy increase anxious and depressive-like behaviors in female offspring at the age of 2, reports a new study in Biological Psychiatry.

16 Aug 2018

Trial shows PARP inhibitor as novel treatment option for patients with advanced breast cancers

In a randomized, Phase III trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the PARP inhibitor talazoparib extended progression-free survival (PFS) and improved quality-of-life measures over available chemotherapies for patients with metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer and mutations in the BRCA1/2 genes.

16 Aug 2018

Two thyroid medications recalled by FDA

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have announced the recall of two thyroid medications due to issues with their ingredients.

16 Aug 2018

Researchers discover new promising target point for cancer and diabetes therapies

If certain signaling cascades are misregulated, diseases like cancer, obesity and diabetes may occur. A mechanism recently discovered by scientists at the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie in Berlin and at the University of Geneva has a crucial influence on such signaling cascades and may be an important key for the future development of therapies against these diseases.

15 Aug 2018

Researchers focus on uncoupling obesity from diabetes

About 422 million people around the world, including more than 30 million Americans, have diabetes. Approximately ninety percent of them have type 2 diabetes. People with this condition cannot effectively use insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas that helps the body turn blood sugar into energy.

15 Aug 2018

Study reveals how immune cells in the brain influence sexual behavior

Researchers have found a surprising new explanation of how young brains are shaped for sexual behavior later in life.

14 Aug 2018

Scientists identify stress hormone as key factor in failure of immune system to inhibit leukemia

The human stress hormone cortisol has been identified by scientists at the University of Kent as a key factor when the immune system fails to prevent leukemia taking hold.

14 Aug 2018

New study explains why women get more migraines than men

Research published today reveals a potential mechanism for migraine causation which could explain why women get more migraines than men.

14 Aug 2018

New type of bed net could prevent millions of malaria cases, shows research

A new type of bed net could prevent millions of cases of malaria, according to new research published in The Lancet today (10 August).

10 Aug 2018

Scientists turn to C. elegans for new model of peripheral neuropathy

Studying transthyretin amyloidoses - a group of progressive nerve and cardiac degenerative diseases caused by the buildup of misfolded transthyretin proteins in the body - has long been hampered by the lack of animal models of the disease.

9 Aug 2018

Defects in RNA modification can cause altered smooth muscle contraction

Genetic information is stored in DNA and is passed on in a very stable manner from one cell to the next or from one generation to the next.

9 Aug 2018

Compounds in 'monster' radish could potentially prevent heart disease and stroke

Step aside carrots, onions and broccoli. The newest heart-healthy vegetable could be a gigantic, record-setting radish. In a study appearing in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists report that compounds found in the Sakurajima Daikon, or "monster," radish could help protect coronary blood vessels and potentially prevent heart disease and stroke.

9 Aug 2018

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New study describes effect of radiation exposure on hormone deficiency in children

The man who sold America on vitamin D — and profited in the process

Scientists examine effects of consuming high-protein milk at breakfast on blood glucose levels, satiety

OHSU professor conducts clinical trial with artificial pancreas using Xeris' liquid glucagon

Medicine on the front line to be presented at Medical Innovation 2018

Maternal stress increases anxious and depressive-like behaviors in female offspring

Trial shows PARP inhibitor as novel treatment option for patients with advanced breast cancers

Two thyroid medications recalled by FDA

Researchers discover new promising target point for cancer and diabetes therapies

Researchers focus on uncoupling obesity from diabetes

Study reveals how immune cells in the brain influence sexual behavior

Scientists identify stress hormone as key factor in failure of immune system to inhibit leukemia

New study explains why women get more migraines than men

New type of bed net could prevent millions of malaria cases, shows research

Scientists turn to C. elegans for new model of peripheral neuropathy

Defects in RNA modification can cause altered smooth muscle contraction

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