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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.

In Australia hip fracture numbers are expected to double over 29 years and quadruple in 56 years

Hip fracture rates are falling among older people but hospital admissions are rising despite the apparent success of prevention programs due to Australia’s aging population, says research in the Medical Journal of Australia.

30 Jun 2004

Geneticists have closed in on the genetic basis for risk factors of metabolic diseases

Oxford geneticists have closed in on the genetic basis for risk factors of metabolic diseases such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes.

30 Jun 2004

Successes in frozen ovarian tissue technology may offer hope to women being treated for cancer

Doctors in Denmark have succeeded in producing a two-cell embryo after ovarian tissue was removed, frozen, and then thawed and replaced two years later.

29 Jun 2004

RNA enzyme research may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars

Research aimed at teasing apart the workings of RNA enzymes eventually may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars, according to University of Michigan researcher Nils Walter.

29 Jun 2004

Nighttime surge of ghrelin may point to new targets for treating obesity

UCLA scientists have discovered that lean people experience a huge nighttime surge of ghrelin — the hormone that stimulates hunger — but obese people do not.

29 Jun 2004

Men can live a long time after treatment for prostate cancer, and they deserve to have a good quality of life

As many prostate-cancer survivors have discovered, the lifesaving benefits of surgery, radiation and hormone therapy can come with a cost.

29 Jun 2004

Sex hormones alter the development of certain brain structures during puberty

The results, in press with NeuroImage, show that sex hormones alter the development of certain brain structures during puberty and that these effects persist into adulthood.

29 Jun 2004

Blood hormone may be key to appetite suppression and obesity control

How the body naturally regulates appetite through the presence of a blood hormone may offer the prospect of a safer and more effective method of weight control, according to Dr. Leonard Firestone of Manhattan Pharmaceuticals.

28 Jun 2004

Chemicals that inhibit the development of new blood vessels could prove to be a new way of treating endometriosis

Chemicals that inhibit the development of new blood vessels could prove to be a new way of treating endometriosis, according to research from The Netherlands and the USA presented today (Monday 28 June) at the 20th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.

28 Jun 2004

Hormone replacement therapy in women increases risk of dementia

These "surprising and significant findings" are reported in two studies from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study, in which UC Medical Center participates, in today's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

28 Jun 2004

New study could bring hope to men who don't respond well to hormone therapy for prostate cancer

More than 1 million American have prostate cancer, the leading non-skin cancer in men in the United States. Last year alone some 220,000 new prostate cancer cases were reported, and 28,900 men died of it.

25 Jun 2004

The Phthalate Esters Panel responds to claims about the health effects of phthalates

A new report by Environment California Research & Policy Center makes several claims about the health effects of phthalates contained in consumer products that are unsupported by the science.

25 Jun 2004

Anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of shoulder tears

New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill indicates that treatment with anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of massive or recurrent tears of the shoulder's rotator cuff tendons.

24 Jun 2004

Fat hormone leptin affects a specific type of target neurons in the brain

Nina Balthasar and her colleagues have presented direct evidence that the fat hormone leptin affects a specific type of target neurons in the brain -- a prime link in the brain's regulation of the body's energy balance.

24 Jun 2004

Findings from WHI memory study may not directly apply to newly menopausal women

The WHIMS article reported that estrogen therapy does not decrease, but may increase, the risk of probable dementia in women age 65 and older using hormones compared to women taking placebo.

23 Jun 2004

Genes account for approximately 30 percent of longevity in humans

Current research indicates that genes account for approximately 30 percent of longevity in humans which means that healthy habits play a large role in determining lifespan but good genes do help and the question now is how

23 Jun 2004

Estrogen therapy may increase the risk for dementia

A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests that estrogen therapy does not decrease, but may increase, the risk for dementia in older, postmenopausal women.

22 Jun 2004

We want to figure out how to grow new kidneys in humans

Growing new organs to take the place of damaged or diseased ones is moving from science fiction to reality, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

22 Jun 2004

Cognitive decline can occur before chemotherapy treatment

In a series of studies in breast cancer patients, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have confirmed the presence of “chemobrain” after chemotherapy treatment – but they also discovered that a significant portion of patients have cognitive declines even before chemotherapy.

21 Jun 2004

Line-dancing stamps out osteoporosis

Line-dance classes are helping a Griffith University student from the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science in her quest to stamp out osteoporosis.

21 Jun 2004

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In Australia hip fracture numbers are expected to double over 29 years and quadruple in 56 years

Geneticists have closed in on the genetic basis for risk factors of metabolic diseases

Successes in frozen ovarian tissue technology may offer hope to women being treated for cancer

RNA enzyme research may lead to ways of monitoring fat metabolism and might even assist in the search for signs of life on Mars

Nighttime surge of ghrelin may point to new targets for treating obesity

Men can live a long time after treatment for prostate cancer, and they deserve to have a good quality of life

Sex hormones alter the development of certain brain structures during puberty

Blood hormone may be key to appetite suppression and obesity control

Chemicals that inhibit the development of new blood vessels could prove to be a new way of treating endometriosis

Hormone replacement therapy in women increases risk of dementia

New study could bring hope to men who don't respond well to hormone therapy for prostate cancer

The Phthalate Esters Panel responds to claims about the health effects of phthalates

Anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of shoulder tears

Fat hormone leptin affects a specific type of target neurons in the brain

Findings from WHI memory study may not directly apply to newly menopausal women

Genes account for approximately 30 percent of longevity in humans

Estrogen therapy may increase the risk for dementia

We want to figure out how to grow new kidneys in humans

Cognitive decline can occur before chemotherapy treatment

Line-dancing stamps out osteoporosis

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