News articles tagged with 'endocrine'
Exposure to chemicals in environment associated with onset of early menopause
— 28 Mar 2011 15:42 | HealthA recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM) found that higher levels of perfluorocarbons (PFCs) in the…
Women with polycystic ovary syndrome may be more vulnerable to BPA
— 13 Jan 2011 16:06 | HealthA recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), found higher Bisphenol A (BPA) levels in women with polycystic…
Exposure of humans to cosmetic UV filters is widespread
— 3 Nov 2010 12:11 | HealthAn investigation conducted in the context of the Swiss National Research Programme (NRP50), Endocrine Disrupters: Relevance to Humans, Animals and Ecosystems, demonstrates for the first…
70 percent of women likely to experience sexual problems after breast cancer
— 23 Sep 2010 10:42 | HealthA new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine looked at whether women were more likely to experience sexual problems after breast cancer. The results showed that 70% of women…
MSU sea lamprey research sheds light on how stress hormones evolved
— 20 Jul 2010 12:23 | BiologyMichigan State University researchers are the first to identify a stress hormone in the sea lamprey, using the 500 million-year-old species as a model to understand the evolution of…
Chemical quality of rivers revealed by Gammarus
— 9 Jul 2010 11:49 | EnvironmentBiological markers detect the presence of toxic substances in the environment. In implementing the European water framework directive (WFD), Cemagref scientists use Gammarus, a small…
Chemicals remaining after wastewater treatment change the gender of fish
— 22 Jun 2010 11:43 | BiologyMale fish that used to be feminized after chemicals, such as the pharmaceutical ethinylestradiol, made it through the Boulder, Colo., Wastewater Treatment Plant and into Boulder Creek,…
Poor control of diabetes may be linked to low vitamin D
— 22 Jun 2010 08:56 | HealthVitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in patients with Type 2 diabetes and may be associated with poor blood sugar control, according to a new study. The results were presented Saturday…
How to overcome resistance to 1 group of breast cancer drugs
— 8 Jun 2010 14:33 | HealthA team of researchers, led by Carlos Arteaga, at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre, Nashville, has identified a mechanism by which human breast cancer cells can develop resistance…
Prenatal exposure to BPA and DES may increase breast cancer risk
— 29 May 2010 14:54 | HealthExposure in the womb to chemicals like Bisphenol-A (BPA) and Diethylstilbestrol (DES) can increase an offspring's risk of breast cancer, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report…