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Ibuprofen intake could be leading to male infertility

According a new study that appeared this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, simple pain reliever, Ibuprofen, could be having a problematic effect on the testes of young men. Ibuprofen is taken almost routinely by young athletes for injuries and pain.

9 Jan 2018

Findings provide better understanding of thyroid hormones' role in mammalian seasonal changes

Researchers now have a better understanding of the role that thyroid hormones, the tissues that produce them, and the biochemical pathways on which they act have in driving seasonal reproduction in some mammals, and how this new information may help explain seasonal changes in metabolism and mood that affect humans.

21 Dec 2017

Study reveals impact of underactive thyroid within normal range on woman's ability to conceive

A new study published yesterday in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), an online journal from the Endocrine Society, suggests that a slightly underactive thyroid may affect the ability of a woman to conceive, even if the gland is functioning at the lower end of the normal range.

20 Dec 2017

Slightly underactive thyroid may affect women's ability to become pregnant, study suggests

New research suggests that a slightly underactive thyroid may affect a women's ability to become pregnant- even when the gland is functioning at the low end of the normal range, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

20 Dec 2017

Study reveals link between estrogen and infertility

A study published in the journal, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, may have identified the role of estrogen in problems associated with infertility. The results of the study showed the cause of some undiagnosed infertility problems and enabled various birth control methods.

13 Dec 2017

New findings on brain estrogen may reveal cause of undiagnosed infertility problems

Estrogen produced in the brain is necessary for ovulation in monkeys, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who have upended the traditional understanding of the hormonal cascade that leads to release of an egg from the ovaries.

12 Dec 2017

Blood levels of thyroid hormone may help identify individuals at risk for irregular heartbeat

Individuals with higher levels of thyroid hormone (free thyroxine, FT4) circulating in the blood were more likely than individuals with lower levels to develop irregular heartbeat, or atrial fibrillation, even when the levels were within normal range, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

23 Oct 2017

Discovery reveals new role for endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation

The discovery of a puddle of mouse urine seems like a strange scientific "eureka" moment. However, for one team of researchers, that's exactly what led to a new discovery.

20 Sep 2017

Fluorescent dye imaging tool lights up benign brain tumors during surgery

An experimental imaging tool that uses a targeted fluorescent dye successfully lit up the benign brain tumors of patients during removal surgery, allowing surgeons to identify tumor tissue, a new study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania shows.

6 Sep 2017

Manipulation of single gene defines new pathway to mood disorders

Removing a single gene from the brains of mice and zebrafish causes these animals to become more anxious than normal.

24 Aug 2017

Kopchicks' $10.5 million gift to fund student fellowships at MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School

Just as he has changed the lives of people suffering from a devastating genetic disease, molecular endocrinologist John J. Kopchick, Ph.D., and his wife, Charlene, of Athens, Ohio, are paving the way for future scientists to do the same with a transformative $10.5 million gift to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

23 Jun 2017

New study shows big differences in tissue gene expression between male and female pigeons

In experimental research, scientists tend to assume that -- unless they are looking specifically at reproduction or sexual behavior -- male and female animals are alike, and mostly use males.

18 Apr 2017

Noninvasive dTMS technique helps obese people lose weight by changing gut microbiota composition

A new study finds that a noninvasive electromagnetic brain stimulation technique helps obese people lose weight, partly by changing the composition of their intestinal bacteria—the so-called gut microbiota.

4 Apr 2017

Study explores new immunotherapy combinations to treat prostate cancer

Prostate cancer, notoriously resistant to immunotherapy due to its immunologically cool nature, triggers two pathways to chill an immune attack after one immunotherapy drug fires up the immune system, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in Nature Medicine.

29 Mar 2017

Endocrine Society releases new guideline to help diagnose and treat hypothalamic amenorrhea

Female athletes and women who have eating disorders are prone to developing a condition called hypothalamic amenorrhea that causes them to stop menstruating. The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline advising healthcare providers on ways to diagnose and treat this condition.

22 Mar 2017

Pituitary Gland News and Research

Ibuprofen intake could be leading to male infertility

Findings provide better understanding of thyroid hormones' role in mammalian seasonal changes

Study reveals impact of underactive thyroid within normal range on woman's ability to conceive

Slightly underactive thyroid may affect women's ability to become pregnant, study suggests

Study reveals link between estrogen and infertility

New findings on brain estrogen may reveal cause of undiagnosed infertility problems

Blood levels of thyroid hormone may help identify individuals at risk for irregular heartbeat

Discovery reveals new role for endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation

Fluorescent dye imaging tool lights up benign brain tumors during surgery

Manipulation of single gene defines new pathway to mood disorders

Kopchicks' $10.5 million gift to fund student fellowships at MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School

New study shows big differences in tissue gene expression between male and female pigeons

Noninvasive dTMS technique helps obese people lose weight by changing gut microbiota composition

Study explores new immunotherapy combinations to treat prostate cancer

Endocrine Society releases new guideline to help diagnose and treat hypothalamic amenorrhea

MSU researcher to study effect of hormones on ovulation and reproduction in cows

Treating pregnant women for mild thyroid dysfunction provides no benefit, study finds

Newly-identified autoimmune endocrine disease is caused by thymomas, study finds

Researchers pinpoint new neural mechanism that regulates chronic stress response

Neurosurgeon and otolaryngologist work together to remove tumor of pituitary gland

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

Global and Local Efforts to Take Action Against Hepatitis

Addressing Important Cardiac Biology Questions with Shotgun Top-Down Proteomics

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