Exercise-induced hormone activates cells critical for bone remodeling in mice
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 Exercise-induced hormone activates cells critical for bone remodeling in miceExercise-induced hormone activates cells critical for bone remodeling in mice
 
Exercise has been touted to build bone mass, but exactly how it actually accomplishes this is a matter of debate. Now, researchers show that an exercise-induced hormone activates cells that are critical for bone remodeling in mice.
 
   Hormone therapy effective in reducing prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, shows studyHormone therapy effective in reducing prevalence of knee osteoarthritis, shows study
 
There is an ongoing debate regarding the relationship between knee osteoarthritis and hormone therapy, with small-scale studies providing mixed results.
 
   Researchers examine benefits of oral supplement for patients with thyroid eye diseaseResearchers examine benefits of oral supplement for patients with thyroid eye disease
 
Fight for Sight and the Thyroid Eye Disease Charitable Trust are funding research to establish the benefits of using a type of oral supplement for UK patients with thyroid eye disease, which affects around 300,000 people in the UK.
 
 Satiety hormone could decrease a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease
 
Satiety hormone could decrease a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's diseaseYou may be familiar with the saying, "You are what you eat," but did you know the food you eat could impact your memory?
 
 
 Exercise hormone can prevent Alzheimer's finds study
 
Exercise hormone can prevent Alzheimer's finds studyAccording to a large worldwide study, the hormone that is produced in the body during exercise called irisin, can prevent and delay the onset of mental faculty decline and Alzheimer’s disease. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the journal Nature Medicine.
 
 
 Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH)
 
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH)Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) is a peptide hormone that activates the synthesis and release of adrenocorticotropic hormone from the pituitary gland.
 
 
 New potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer identified
 
New potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer identifiedResearchers have identified a new potential immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer, which so far has been notoriously resistant to treatment with immune checkpoint blockade drugs effective against a variety of other cancers.
 
 
 Sex Hormones in Meat and Dairy Products
 
Sex Hormones in Meat and Dairy ProductsThe presence of hormones in milk and dairy foods has been discussed for decades. In recent years, consumers have become increasingly proactive in investigating the relationship between diet and health, and awareness of issues concerning food production has increased significantly. In the Western diet, milk and other dairy products such as cheese, butter and yoghurt are very common, and their importance is increasing in Asia.
 
 
 An essential reference for diagnostic ultrasonography and biopsy of the thyroid gland
 
An essential reference for diagnostic ultrasonography and biopsy of the thyroid glandThe book provides the reader essential information on how to 1) distinguish between normal and abnormal thyroid sonograms, 2) differentiate low suspicion for malignancy thyroid nodules from sonographically high suspicion nodules, 3) evaluate cervical lymph nodes and parathyroid glands, and 4) examine post-thyroidectomy patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.