News articles tagged with 'hormone'
Study finds link between preeclampsia and reduced thyroid function
— 18 Nov 2009 10:15 | HealthWomen who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning later in life, report a team of researchers from the... — full story
Heart and bone damage from low vitamin D tied to declines in sex hormones
— 16 Nov 2009 11:05 | HealthResearchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower... — full story
The narrow line between love and jealousy
— 15 Nov 2009 15:51 | HealthA new study carried out at the University of Haifa has found that oxytocin, also known as the 'love hormone,' which affects behaviours such as trust, empathy and generosity, also affects... — full story
New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
— 12 Nov 2009 08:09 | HealthThe 'chocolate cure' for emotional stress is getting new support from a clinical trial published online in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research. It found that eating about an ounce and... — full story
Scientists uncover new key to the puzzle of hormone therapy and breast cancer
— 9 Nov 2009 16:46 | HealthThe use of postmenopausal hormone therapy has decreased over time in the United States, which researchers suggest may play a key role in the declining rate of atypical ductal hyperplasia,... — full story
Drought resistance explained
— 9 Nov 2009 16:11 | BiologyMuch as adrenaline coursing through our veins drives our body's reactions to stress, the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) is behind plants' responses to stressful situations such as... — full story
New finding suggests prostate biopsy is not always necessary
— 8 Nov 2009 11:18 | HealthResearchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that some elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in men may... — full story
New scientific study indicates that eating quickly is associated with overeating
— 4 Nov 2009 12:23 | HealthAccording to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails... — full story
Cause of common chronic diarrhoea revealed in new research
— 3 Nov 2009 10:13 | HealthA common type of chronic diarrhoea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The... — full story
Short-term hormone therapy and intermediate dose radiation increases survivial for early stage prostate cancer
— 3 Nov 2009 09:23 | HealthShort-term hormone therapy given prior to and during intermediate dose radiation treatment for men with early stage prostate cancer increases their chance of living longer, compared... — full story