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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.

Scientists solve long-standing puzzle about how breastfeeding women's bones remain strong

Researchers at UCSF and UC Davis solved a long-standing puzzle on how the bones of breastfeeding women stay strong even as they lose calcium to milk.

11 Jul 2024

Gut bacteria-metabolized equol shows promise in cancer prevention

Researchers reviewed how soy isoflavones are metabolized by gut bacteria into equol, exploring its role in cancer prevention and treatment. They examined the molecular mechanisms and gut microbiota involved to understand equol's anti-tumor effects.

11 Jul 2024

Blood cancer drug could help improve the efficiency of radiotherapy in meningiomas

Drugs developed to fight blood and other cancers could also help improve the efficiency of radiotherapy in the most commonly diagnosed low-grade brain tumour in adults, a new study has found.

10 Jul 2024

Experts identify sex and gender differences in cognitive resistance and resilience to Alzheimer's disease

Researchers investigated sex-related and gender-specific resistance and resilience factors in Alzheimer's disease.

10 Jul 2024

New guidelines can help alleviate unnecessary referrals related to unexpected bleeding

The British Menopause Society (BMS) has launched new, joint guidelines for GPs to help alleviate unnecessary referrals related to unexpected bleeding.

10 Jul 2024

Pregnancy loss risk heightened by family history of endocrine diseases

Women who have close family members with endocrine diseases, including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), are at higher risk of pregnancy loss, a new study has found.

9 Jul 2024

GLP-1 drugs found to lower cancer risk in diabetes patients

Research finds that GLP-1 receptor agonists significantly reduce the risk of 10 out of 13 obesity-associated cancers in type 2 diabetes patients compared to insulins, but show varied results against metformin.

8 Jul 2024

Research reveals immune suppression link between cancer and pregnancy

To understand why some cancers successfully circumvent the immune system to grow unchecked, researchers turned to pregnancy.

8 Jul 2024

Discovery of TRPC5 gene's role in obesity and postnatal depression offers hope for new treatments

Scientists have identified a gene which, when missing or impaired, can cause obesity, behavioral problems and, in mothers, postnatal depression. The discovery, reported today in Cell, may have wider implications for the treatment of postnatal depression, with a study in mice suggesting that oxytocin may alleviate symptoms.

8 Jul 2024

Scientists identify over 5000 high-risk cancer gene variants

Over 5,000 genetic variants that enable certain cancers to thrive have been identified by scientists, along with a potential therapeutic target to treat or even prevent these cancers from developing.

8 Jul 2024

Study suggests shift work increases risk of premature ejaculation in men

A recent study links shift work and shift work sleep disorder (SWSD) to an increased risk of premature ejaculation (PE) in male workers. The findings highlight how sleep disruptions and prolonged shift work impact reproductive health.

7 Jul 2024

More than 1,000 small changes in DNA identified that influence age of first period

Researchers examined nearly 800,000 women's DNA to explore puberty timing complexities. They identified signals related to menarche timing and investigated their influence on puberty onset.

4 Jul 2024

Disturbances in sleep patterns increase the risk of depression in midlife women

The relationship between sleep-wake changes and depressive symptoms among midlife women.

4 Jul 2024

Exercise boosts tumor-killing white blood cells in breast cancer patients

A new Finnish study from University of Turku shows that already a 30-minute exercise can increase the proportion of tumor-killing white blood cells in the bloodstream of breast cancer patients.

3 Jul 2024

Gene discovery points to oxytocin for depression

While investigating two boys from different families with severe obesity, anxiety, autism, and behavioural problems triggered by sounds or smells, a team led by scientists at the University of Cambridge, UK, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA, discovered that the boys were missing a single gene, known as TRPC5, which sits on the X chromosome.

3 Jul 2024

Study links vegetable protein to delayed puberty through gut microbiome changes

A large Chinese study found that high vegetable protein intake is linked to later puberty timing and beneficial gut microbiome changes in children, while high animal protein intake is associated with earlier puberty. The gut microbiome mediates these effects.

2 Jul 2024

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Scientists solve long-standing puzzle about how breastfeeding women's bones remain strong

Gut bacteria-metabolized equol shows promise in cancer prevention

Blood cancer drug could help improve the efficiency of radiotherapy in meningiomas

Experts identify sex and gender differences in cognitive resistance and resilience to Alzheimer's disease

New guidelines can help alleviate unnecessary referrals related to unexpected bleeding

Pregnancy loss risk heightened by family history of endocrine diseases

GLP-1 drugs found to lower cancer risk in diabetes patients

Research reveals immune suppression link between cancer and pregnancy

Discovery of TRPC5 gene's role in obesity and postnatal depression offers hope for new treatments

Scientists identify over 5000 high-risk cancer gene variants

Study suggests shift work increases risk of premature ejaculation in men

More than 1,000 small changes in DNA identified that influence age of first period

Disturbances in sleep patterns increase the risk of depression in midlife women

Exercise boosts tumor-killing white blood cells in breast cancer patients

Gene discovery points to oxytocin for depression

Study links vegetable protein to delayed puberty through gut microbiome changes

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