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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.

Arsenic trioxide could be powerful therapy to extend lives of certain glioblastoma patients

From Sherlock Holmes to Agatha Christie, arsenic is often the poison of choice in popular whodunits. But in ultra-low dosage, and in the right form, this naturally occurring chemical element can be a potent force against cancer.

17 Oct 2017

CHOP researchers discover key differences among gene fusions in childhood brain tumors

Researchers investigating pediatric low-grade gliomas, the most common type of brain tumor in children, have discovered key biological differences in how mutated genes combine with other genes to drive this childhood cancer.

17 Oct 2017

Dietary combination transforms lethal breast cancers into highly treatable form

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have found a dietary combination that transforms the most lethal of all breast cancers into a highly treatable breast cancer.

17 Oct 2017

Factors associated with disparities in breast cancer survival studied

According to a latest study, several factors are responsible for the differences in the survival statistics of the non-elderly women with breast cancer. For example in 2012, the health reports had revealed that black women have a 43% higher risk of death when affected with breast cancer compared to their white counterparts.

16 Oct 2017

Endocrine Society provides report on announcements related to health insurance policy

Last week President Trump made a number of announcements related to health insurance policy. First, he signed an executive order that seeks to increase competition by facilitating access to association health plans, short-term limited duration insurance products, and health reimbursement arrangements.

16 Oct 2017

Endogenous infection marker can help guide antibiotic use

The endogenous infection marker procalcitonin can help to guide the use of antibiotics when treating infections. The course of antibiotic therapy is shortened, and its side effects and mortality rate also decrease, as researchers from the University of Basel and other colleagues report in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

16 Oct 2017

New study describes unique role of androgens in kidney cancer

A new study is believed to be the first to describe the unique role of androgens in kidney cancer, and it suggests that a new approach to treatment, targeting the androgen receptor (AR), is worth further investigation.

13 Oct 2017

New x-ray analysis methodology reveals structure of disordered protein

Scientists at The University of Notre Dame have shown that disordered proteins have a structure very close to what would be expected for a truly random structure using a novel X-ray scattering (SAXS) analysis methodology.

13 Oct 2017

New study examines link between sleep and weight management

A new study by sleep experts at Loughborough University is examining how sleep and weight management are related.

12 Oct 2017

Scientists identify new type of diabetes caused by RFX6 gene mutation

Scientific research at the ULB Center for Diabetes Research and the Erasmus Hospital of the ULB leads to the identification of a new type of diabetes caused by a mutation in the gene RFX6.

12 Oct 2017

New insights on seriousness of postmenopausal bleeding

If you're postmenopausal, you shouldn't be bleeding. The very definition of menopause is having gone more than 12 months without a period. So if you're still bleeding, something is wrong. Determining the seriousness of the problem and treating it, is not always evident.

11 Oct 2017

Exposure to environmental chemicals linked to development of breast cancer

Exposure to environmental chemicals, especially early in life, is an important contributing factor in the development of breast cancer, according to the most comprehensive review of human studies to date.

10 Oct 2017

UIC study receives $3 million federal grant to study effects of inflammation on PCOS

The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $3 million federal grant to study the effects of inflammation on polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS.

10 Oct 2017

Study: Ovarian reserve tests do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception

Tests that estimate ovarian reserve, or the number of a woman's remaining eggs, before menopause, do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study of women with no history of infertility.

10 Oct 2017

Endocrine Society expresses concerns that federal rule will reduce women's access to birth control

The Endocrine Society expressed concerns Friday with the presidential administration's new rules that would scale back the Affordable Care Act's contraception coverage mandate.

9 Oct 2017

Researchers find genetic variation linked to effects of prenatal alcohol exposure

Researchers at the University of Helsinki, Finland, have found a genetic variation, which associates with the damage caused by maternal alcohol consumption. This genetic variation clarifies the role of genetic factors in the alcohol-induced developmental disorders and could be useful in future diagnostics.

5 Oct 2017

Moms of children with rare genetic illness push for wider newborn screening

Kerri De Nies received the news this spring from her son's pediatrician: Her chubby-cheeked toddler had a rare brain disorder.

5 Oct 2017

Gene targets for triple negative breast cancers resistant to chemotherapy found

Researchers have finally found the genetic targets that could be used for treatment and development of new drugs in patients who are resistant to chemotherapy. These patients who are resistant to chemotherapy are most likely to have triple negative breast cancer which is the most aggressive form of breast cancer. The study appeared in the latest issue of the journal Cell Metabolism.

4 Oct 2017

Researchers test new strategy to increase effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry

Researchers from Brazil and Texas have started testing on humans a new strategy to increase the effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry, used by dentists to reduce patient discomfort during the application of injected anesthesia - required for more invasive procedures such as fillings, tooth extraction or surgery.

4 Oct 2017

ATA’s informative symposia to focus on recent advances in thyroid research

The 87th Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA), taking place October 18‒22, 2017, in Victoria, British Columbia, will offer informative symposia presented by pioneering investigators and key opinion leaders.

4 Oct 2017

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Arsenic trioxide could be powerful therapy to extend lives of certain glioblastoma patients

CHOP researchers discover key differences among gene fusions in childhood brain tumors

Dietary combination transforms lethal breast cancers into highly treatable form

Factors associated with disparities in breast cancer survival studied

Endocrine Society provides report on announcements related to health insurance policy

Endogenous infection marker can help guide antibiotic use

New study describes unique role of androgens in kidney cancer

New x-ray analysis methodology reveals structure of disordered protein

New study examines link between sleep and weight management

Scientists identify new type of diabetes caused by RFX6 gene mutation

New insights on seriousness of postmenopausal bleeding

Exposure to environmental chemicals linked to development of breast cancer

UIC study receives $3 million federal grant to study effects of inflammation on PCOS

Study: Ovarian reserve tests do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception

Endocrine Society expresses concerns that federal rule will reduce women's access to birth control

Researchers find genetic variation linked to effects of prenatal alcohol exposure

Moms of children with rare genetic illness push for wider newborn screening

Gene targets for triple negative breast cancers resistant to chemotherapy found

Researchers test new strategy to increase effectiveness of topical anesthesia used in dentistry

ATA’s informative symposia to focus on recent advances in thyroid research

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