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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 aims to better define which type 2 diabetes patients benefit most from gastric surgery

Bariatric surgery can reverse type 2 diabetes in severely obese people, reducing or eliminating the need for medications, and improve other serious health problems such as high blood pressure and sleep apnea, but it still remains to be determined which patients with type 2 diabetes will benefit most from surgery.

13 Mar 2017

Endostatin can decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells

Failure of hormone deprivation therapy, which is used to slow prostate cancer in patients, leads to castration-resistant prostate cancer, a lethal form of advanced disease with limited treatment options.

10 Mar 2017

Discovery of link between RNA quality control and longevity may shed light on mechanisms behind aging

The vigors of youth and the greener pastures of yesteryears. Some might refer to these and other similar clichés as nothing more than rose-tinted literations of the past; a cognitive side effect of life.

10 Mar 2017

Study sheds new light on poor sleep conditions during Antarctic summer

The continuous daylight conditions of summer in Antarctica are known to interfere with physiological functions such as sleep patterns and the release of melatonin, a hormone associated with circadian rhythms and sleep.

10 Mar 2017

Scientists pinpoint key biological mechanism that can prevent proliferation of insulin-producing cells

If you become resistant to insulin, a condition that is a precursor to type 2 diabetes, your body tries to compensate by producing more of the "beta" cells in the pancreas that produce the critical hormone.

9 Mar 2017

Timing of carbohydrate intake plays role in blood glucose regulation for men with prediabetes

According to a nutrition study led by the German Institute of Human Nutrition, a partner of the German Center for Diabetes Research, the so-called internal clock also influences how people with impaired glucose metabolism react to carbohydrate-rich food.

9 Mar 2017

Prolonged exposure to male hormone blockers increases risk of persistent erectile dysfunction

Men with longer exposure to the drugs finasteride and dutasteride had a higher risk of getting persistent erectile dysfunction than men with less exposure, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

9 Mar 2017

Breast cancer mortality rate has dropped massively over last 30 years

The rate of mortality from breast cancer has fallen by one third over the last 30 years. This is due to improvements in early detection, the refinement of treatment concepts and the development of new ones.

9 Mar 2017

Volunteering linked to better employment and health outcomes

Researchers of Ghent University analysed data on volunteering, employment and health of more than 40,000 European citizens. Their results, just published in PLOS ONE, show that volunteering is associated with better employment and health outcomes.

9 Mar 2017

Hormone replacement therapy linked to lower risk of atherosclerosis and death in women

Hormone replacement therapy has long been controversial as studies have associated it with health benefits and risks. While some studies suggest that it lowers the risk of osteoporosis and improves some aspects of heart health, others link it to higher risk of cancer and stroke.

9 Mar 2017

Hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, mice study reveals

A hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, according to mouse studies conducted by Columbia University Medical Center researchers.

8 Mar 2017

Study shows that peripartum cardiomyopathy is not disease of the poor and occurs globally

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) occurs globally and is not a disease of the poor, according to research published today in the European Journal of Heart Failure. Cases were reported from many countries for the first time.

8 Mar 2017

Biomedical scientist receives DOD grant to study how early pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk

Biomedical scientist Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, Ph.D., has received a $1.1 million research grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study how early pregnancy reduces a woman's risk for breast cancer.

8 Mar 2017

Penn researchers identify genome-wide changes caused by high-fat diet

By comparing two strains of mice -- one that becomes obese and diabetic on a high-fat diet and another resistant to a high-fat regimen -- researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania identified genome-wide changes caused by a high-fat diet.

8 Mar 2017

Research points to critical role of stress hormone in emergence of PTSD among soldiers

Up to 20 percent of U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan developed symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder from trauma experienced during wartime, but new neuroscience research from The University of Texas at Austin suggests some soldiers might have a hormonal predisposition to experience such stress-related disorders.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers test 'three-hit' theory of autism in mice

Since the first case was documented in the United States in 1938, the causes of autism have remained elusive. Hundreds of genes, as well as environmental exposures, have been implicated in these brain disorders.

7 Mar 2017

Scientists create synthetic cellular communications system that can respond to pain relief signals

Scientists from Manchester and Bristol have successfully created a synthetic cellular communications system - which has successfully recognised signals involved in pain relief.

From The University of Manchester 7 Mar 2017

Hormonal factors play role in making women more susceptible to asthma and allergies

Women suffer more frequently and more severely from pollen and food allergies and therefore also from asthma.

7 Mar 2017

Research project explores link between mood and overeating in healthy, bulimic individuals

While fear and aggression tend to curb our appetite, sadness and frustration seem to stimulate it. A project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF looks into the connections between mood and overeating in healthy and bulimic individuals.

7 Mar 2017

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth, infant mortality in twin gestations with short cervix

Treatment with vaginal progesterone reduced the risk of preterm birth, neonatal complications and death in pregnant women with twins and who have a short cervix— a risk factor for preterm birth— according to a meta-analysis of individual patient data by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the Wayne State University School of Medicine, the Detroit Medical Center, and other institutions in the United States and abroad.

7 Mar 2017

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New study aims to better define which type 2 diabetes patients benefit most from gastric surgery

Endostatin can decrease proliferation of castration-resistant prostate cancer cells

Discovery of link between RNA quality control and longevity may shed light on mechanisms behind aging

Study sheds new light on poor sleep conditions during Antarctic summer

Scientists pinpoint key biological mechanism that can prevent proliferation of insulin-producing cells

Timing of carbohydrate intake plays role in blood glucose regulation for men with prediabetes

Prolonged exposure to male hormone blockers increases risk of persistent erectile dysfunction

Breast cancer mortality rate has dropped massively over last 30 years

Volunteering linked to better employment and health outcomes

Hormone replacement therapy linked to lower risk of atherosclerosis and death in women

Hormone secreted by bone cells can suppress appetite, mice study reveals

Study shows that peripartum cardiomyopathy is not disease of the poor and occurs globally

Biomedical scientist receives DOD grant to study how early pregnancy reduces breast cancer risk

Penn researchers identify genome-wide changes caused by high-fat diet

Research points to critical role of stress hormone in emergence of PTSD among soldiers

Researchers test 'three-hit' theory of autism in mice

Scientists create synthetic cellular communications system that can respond to pain relief signals

Hormonal factors play role in making women more susceptible to asthma and allergies

Research project explores link between mood and overeating in healthy, bulimic individuals

Vaginal progesterone decreases preterm birth, infant mortality in twin gestations with short cervix

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