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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.

Missing brain enzyme increases concentrations of protein related to pain-killer addiction

A missing brain enzyme increases concentrations of a protein related to pain-killer addiction, according to an animal study. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome lose more weight when they take two drugs

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, lost significantly more weight when they took two drugs that are traditionally used to treat diabetes, rather than either drug alone, a study from Slovenia demonstrates. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

University researchers investigate the role of corticosterone in signaling fetal distress

A University of Calgary researcher has identified how a steroid hormone may indicate infant distress during labour and delivery. The study, published by PLOS ONE this month, suggests that a full-term, healthy baby preferentially secretes a different stress hormone than its mother does. That stress hormone, corticosterone, has not been previously studied in human development.

18 Jun 2013

kisspeptin hormone effectively induces egg maturation during infertility treatment, shows study

The naturally occurring hormone kisspeptin effectively induces egg maturation during infertility treatment, according to a clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF) study. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

Scientists discover molecular pathway that can prevent death of oocytes due to chemotherapy

Young women who have cancer treatment often lose their fertility because chemotherapy and radiation can damage or kill their immature ovarian eggs, called oocytes. Now, Northwestern Medicine- scientists have found the molecular pathway that can prevent the death of immature ovarian eggs due to chemotherapy, potentially preserving fertility and endocrine function.

18 Jun 2013

Overweight women who skip breakfast experience acute insulin resistance

Overweight women who skip breakfast experience acute, or rapid-onset, insulin resistance, a condition that, when chronic, is a risk factor for diabetes, a new study finds. The results, which were presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, suggest that regularly skipping breakfast over time may lead to chronic insulin resistance and thus could increase an individual's risk for type 2 diabetes.

18 Jun 2013

Vitamin D deficiency can increase asthma and allergy risk in obese children and teenagers

One reason why obese children and teenagers are more likely to have hard-to-control asthma and allergies may be vitamin D deficiency, a new study finds. Results of the study will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

Study: Vitamin D supplementation may help delay early onset of puberty in girls

Vitamin D supplementation may help delay early onset of puberty in girls, a new clinical study finds. The results were presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

Study: Infants secrete different stress hormone than their mothers during labor and delivery

During labor and delivery, infants preferentially secrete a different stress hormone than their mothers do, according to a new clinical study. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco and published in the open access journal, PLoS One.

18 Jun 2013

Vanda presents additional data from tasimelteon Phase III studies at ENDO 2013

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. presented additional data today at ENDO 2013, the Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting, demonstrating that tasimelteon can entrain (synchronize) both melatonin and cortisol rhythms.

18 Jun 2013

Researchers to study benefits, side effects of four widely used therapies in adults with type 2 diabetes

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are seeking 150 adults with type 2 diabetes to take part in the local arm of a major national clinical trial that will compare benefits and side effects of four widely used therapies to lower blood-sugar levels.

18 Jun 2013

Drug increases amount of energy burned by fat tissue and promotes weight loss

A drug that mimics the activity of thyroid hormone significantly increases the amount of energy burned by fat tissue and promotes weight loss, an animal study of metabolism finds. The results were presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

Early exposure to BPA increases risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue

Early exposure to BPA (bisphenol A) - an additive commonly found in plastic water bottles and soup can liners - causes an increased cancer risk in an animal model of human prostate cancer, according to University of Illinois at Chicago researcher Gail Prins.

18 Jun 2013

Pyrvinium pamoate inhibits drug-resistant prostate cancer

A new drug called pyrvinium pamoate inhibits aggressive forms of prostate cancer that are resistant to standard drugs, according to a study conducted in an animal model. The results will be presented Monday at The Endocrine Society's 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

18 Jun 2013

NGM, MedImmune partner to develop novel therapeutics for treatment of diabetes and obesity

NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, announced today that they have entered into an exclusive agreement to discover, develop and commercialize novel therapeutics from NGM's enteroendocrine cell program for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.

17 Jun 2013

Mount Sinai researchers present several new studies at ENDO 2013

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will present several new studies at ENDO 2013, The Endocrine Society's Annual Meeting & Expo from June 15-18 in San Francisco.

17 Jun 2013

Eli Lilly, BIPI support ADA's call for independent review of incretin-based therapies

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company support the American Diabetes Association call for an independent review of the safety data of incretin-based therapies.

17 Jun 2013

Ambrx, ZMC partner to develop and commercialize ARX788 for treatment of Her2-positive breast cancer

Ambrx and Zhejiang Medicine Co. Ltd. today announced that they have formed a collaboration to develop and commercialize ARX788, Ambrx's most advanced internally developed site-specific antibody drug conjugate targeting Her2-positive breast cancer.

17 Jun 2013

NPS Pharmaceuticals president receives Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award in Life Sciences category

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: NPSP), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering and delivering therapies that transform the lives of patients with rare diseases worldwide, today announced that president and chief executive officer Francois Nader, M.D. has received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2013 Award in the Life Sciences category in New Jersey. Dr. Nader was presented with the award at a special gala event on June 13 at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, New Jersey.

15 Jun 2013

New drug target may prevent consequences of ACL tear in athletes

Striking the likes of Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose, L.A. Lakers' Kobe Bryant and Detroit Tigers' Victor Martinez, tears in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are one of the most rampant and serious knee injuries among athletes.

14 Jun 2013

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Missing brain enzyme increases concentrations of protein related to pain-killer addiction

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome lose more weight when they take two drugs

University researchers investigate the role of corticosterone in signaling fetal distress

kisspeptin hormone effectively induces egg maturation during infertility treatment, shows study

Scientists discover molecular pathway that can prevent death of oocytes due to chemotherapy

Overweight women who skip breakfast experience acute insulin resistance

Vitamin D deficiency can increase asthma and allergy risk in obese children and teenagers

Study: Vitamin D supplementation may help delay early onset of puberty in girls

Study: Infants secrete different stress hormone than their mothers during labor and delivery

Vanda presents additional data from tasimelteon Phase III studies at ENDO 2013

Researchers to study benefits, side effects of four widely used therapies in adults with type 2 diabetes

Drug increases amount of energy burned by fat tissue and promotes weight loss

Early exposure to BPA increases risk for prostate cancer in human prostate tissue

Pyrvinium pamoate inhibits drug-resistant prostate cancer

NGM, MedImmune partner to develop novel therapeutics for treatment of diabetes and obesity

Mount Sinai researchers present several new studies at ENDO 2013

Eli Lilly, BIPI support ADA's call for independent review of incretin-based therapies

Ambrx, ZMC partner to develop and commercialize ARX788 for treatment of Her2-positive breast cancer

NPS Pharmaceuticals president receives Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Award in Life Sciences category

New drug target may prevent consequences of ACL tear in athletes

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