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World Pneumonia Day 2022: Pneumonia Affects Everyone

In commemoration of World Pneumonia Day 2022, we speak to Dr. Andy Whittamore, GP and Clinical Lead at Asthma + Lung UK, about the effect pneumonia can have on everyone.

13 Nov 2022

Study shows benefits of metastasis-directed therapy without ADT for oligorecurrent prostate cancer

For patients with solitary metastases from prostate cancer, an approach called metastasis-directed therapy (MDT) – focused treatment using surgery or radiation therapy, without androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) – can slow the time to cancer progression, reports a study in The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association

10 Nov 2022

Precision Point Diagnostics: A relentless innovator of sustainable testing solutions

Precision Point Diagnostics, an innovator of testing solutions that assist in the diagnosis and management of conditions commonly addressed by Functional Medicine, is demonstrating a commitment to practicing responsible science by washing and reusing plastic consumables that are critical to its testing process.

From Grenova 10 Nov 2022

Pregnancy and birthing have long-lasting effects on the maternal brain

Pregnancy and birthing have profound, often long-lasting, effects on brain physiology, mood and behavior. New findings on the neurobiology of the maternal experience were presented at Neuroscience 2022, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

9 Nov 2022

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach against treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have identified an investigational therapeutic approach that could be effective against treatment-resistant prostate cancer. Results of their Phase II clinical trial, published in the peer-reviewed journal Molecular Therapy, have led to a larger, multicenter trial that will soon be underway.

2 Nov 2022

Molecular drug transporters could improve treatment of cancers and other diseases

A team of Canadian researchers from Université de Montréal has designed and validated a new class of drug transporters made of DNA that are 20,000 times smaller than a human hair and that could improve how cancers and other diseases are treated.

2 Nov 2022

Sleep Research Society's new position statement advocates the elimination of daylight saving time

With the annual change from daylight saving time to standard time approaching on Sunday, Nov. 6, a new position statement from the Sleep Research Society is advocating for the elimination of daylight saving time and the adoption of permanent standard time.

1 Nov 2022

Johns Hopkins researchers uncover a possible target to treat sleep apnea

In a new study with obese mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have added to evidence that specialized channel proteins are possible therapeutic targets for sleep apnea and similar abnormally slow breathing disorders in obese people.

31 Oct 2022

Does maternal obesity impact fetal brain development?

In a new study, researchers assessed the impact of maternal obesity on brain development in the fetus.

31 Oct 2022

Allostatic load may explain racial disparities in stroke outcomes

Ahead of World Stroke Day, Oct. 29, investigators from the Department of Neurology at Cedars-Sinai have new information on stroke-related health disparities.

28 Oct 2022

New evidence on how intermittent fasting impacts women's reproductive hormones

Intermittent fasting has been shown to be an effective way to lose weight, but critics have worried that the practice may have a negative impact on women's reproductive hormones.

25 Oct 2022

Iowa researchers identify neural circuit linked with stress response

At one time or another, we've all felt paralyzed by a threat or danger. University of Iowa researchers have traced where that reaction to a threat arises.

24 Oct 2022

Systematic review uncovers new links between the thyroid and the heart

Systematic review of 32 studies with 1.3 million participants uncovers new connections between the thyroid and the heart.

24 Oct 2022

How does COVID-19 and its treatment affect testicular function?

Researchers summarized available information related to the reproductive effects of COVID-19 in men.

23 Oct 2022

Vast majority of people with gender dysphoria continue using gender-affirming hormone treatment

Among individuals treated at a gender identity clinic in The Netherlands, those who used puberty supressing treatment before the age of 18 and then started gender-affirming hormones, 98% (704 out of 720) continued use at follow-up, according to an observational study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal.

20 Oct 2022

Study uses pluripotent stem cell models to investigate stress response in PTSD patients

Stem cell-derived neurons from combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) react differently to a stress hormone than those from veterans without PTSD, a finding that could provide insights into how genetics can make someone more susceptible to developing PTSD following trauma exposure.

20 Oct 2022

Hormones News and Research

World Pneumonia Day 2022: Pneumonia Affects Everyone

Study shows benefits of metastasis-directed therapy without ADT for oligorecurrent prostate cancer

Precision Point Diagnostics: A relentless innovator of sustainable testing solutions

Pregnancy and birthing have long-lasting effects on the maternal brain

Researchers identify new therapeutic approach against treatment-resistant prostate cancer

Molecular drug transporters could improve treatment of cancers and other diseases

Sleep Research Society's new position statement advocates the elimination of daylight saving time

Johns Hopkins researchers uncover a possible target to treat sleep apnea

Does maternal obesity impact fetal brain development?

Allostatic load may explain racial disparities in stroke outcomes

New evidence on how intermittent fasting impacts women's reproductive hormones

Iowa researchers identify neural circuit linked with stress response

Systematic review uncovers new links between the thyroid and the heart

How does COVID-19 and its treatment affect testicular function?

Vast majority of people with gender dysphoria continue using gender-affirming hormone treatment

Study uses pluripotent stem cell models to investigate stress response in PTSD patients

Pregnant smokers reduce their smoking prior to pregnancy awareness, study finds

Researchers find a reproducible way to study cellular functions of plants cells with 3D bioprinting

Heart Foundation's new report takes aim at Australia’s concerning prevalence of high-cholesterol

Poll shows high interest, uneven use of direct-to-consumer medical tests

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Advancing Neuroscience Research Through Collaboration and Patient-Centered Innovation

The impact of vibration on microscopy

How Omics Technologies Are Transforming Biological Research and Drug Discovery

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