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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.

Common hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer may increase dementia risk in men

A common hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer may double a man's risk of dementia, regardless of his age, Penn Medicine researchers reported in a study published online today in JAMA Oncology.

14 Oct 2016

Researchers develop mouse model to investigate behavioral effects of eating disorder gene

Giving mice a gene mutation linked to eating disorders in people causes feeding and behavior abnormalities similar to symptoms often seen in patients with eating disorders. Only female mice are affected by the gene mutation, and some of the abnormalities in the female mice depend on whether they are housed alone or together with other mice.

13 Oct 2016

Endocrine Society issues new guidelines on hypopituitarism

The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline that recommends treating insufficient hormone levels in individuals with hypopituitarism by replacing hormones at levels as close to the body's natural patterns as possible.

13 Oct 2016

Scientists develop smart drug that safely removes fat from liver and blood vessels

Scientists from the Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Zentrum München have developed a ‘smart’ drug that safely clears the liver of fat and prevents blood vessels from clogging up.

13 Oct 2016

Japanese researchers identify mechanism for hormone that limits liver fibrosis

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) has been emerging worldwide and effective treatment, especially for liver fibrosis, is essential for improving the prognosis.

13 Oct 2016

Patients with hypothyroidism have nagging symptoms despite normal TSH tests, medication use

About 15 percent of the 10-12 million people in the U.S. with hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid, continue to feel sick despite following the standard of care recommended by the American Thyroid Association.

13 Oct 2016

Study identifies mechanistic link between maternal obesity and childhood hypertension

Exposure of babies to high levels of the 'fullness' hormone, leptin, in the womb irreversibly activates receptors in the brain that regulate blood pressure, according to a new study by researchers from King's College London, part-funded by the British Heart Foundation.

12 Oct 2016

Females respond differently when isolated from social group, study finds

While male and female mice have similar responses to physical stress, research from the Hotchkiss Brain Institute at the University of Calgary, Canada, suggests females, not males, feel stressed when alone.

12 Oct 2016

New review questions safety of estrogen replacement therapy

Although individuals often consume natural products because of their potential health benefits, a new review indicates that it is not clear whether the benefits of plant-derived compounds that mimic estrogen outweigh the possible health risks.

11 Oct 2016

Estrogen receptor degrader increases progression-free survival in advanced breast cancer patients

Fulvestrant significantly increases progression-free survival in women with hormone-receptor-positive advanced breast cancer, particularly those with less aggressive lower-volume disease, researchers reported at the ESMO 2016 Congress in Copenhagen

8 Oct 2016

Combination treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitor improves progression-free survival in HR+ breast cancer patients

The addition of the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to letrozole therapy significantly improves progression-free survival in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer, researchers reported today at the ESMO 2016 Congress in Copenhagen.

8 Oct 2016

Increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in past three decades

The incidence of thyroid cancer has tripled in the past three decades, yet the reason for this is not clear.

6 Oct 2016

Study finds potential for decrease in tobacco use by transgender women who receive hormone therapy

While there has been much concern about the potential harm from transgender medical intervention (hormone therapy), a new study has found that transgender women who receive hormone therapy are more likely to quit or decrease smoking cigarettes as compared to the general population.

5 Oct 2016

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Common hormone therapy to treat prostate cancer may increase dementia risk in men

Researchers develop mouse model to investigate behavioral effects of eating disorder gene

Endocrine Society issues new guidelines on hypopituitarism

Scientists develop smart drug that safely removes fat from liver and blood vessels

Japanese researchers identify mechanism for hormone that limits liver fibrosis

Patients with hypothyroidism have nagging symptoms despite normal TSH tests, medication use

Study identifies mechanistic link between maternal obesity and childhood hypertension

Females respond differently when isolated from social group, study finds

New review questions safety of estrogen replacement therapy

Estrogen receptor degrader increases progression-free survival in advanced breast cancer patients

Combination treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitor improves progression-free survival in HR+ breast cancer patients

Increasing incidence of thyroid cancer in past three decades

Study finds potential for decrease in tobacco use by transgender women who receive hormone therapy

High cortisol levels during morning sessions provide more benefits to psychotherapy patients

Researchers discover how appetite is controlled and influenced by the brain

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Caffeine consumption linked to reduction in risk of incident dementia in older women

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