News tagged with female hormone


Free testosterone drives cancer aggressiveness, study finds

What is the reason for the widely reported fact that men are more likely than women to die of cancer? New evidence from population studies suggests that free testosterone could be a key driver of cancer aggressiveness in ...

Cancer created May 14, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women altering menstruation cycles in large numbers, study shows

A surprisingly large number of women 18 or older choose to delay or skip monthly menstruation by deviating from the instructions of birth-control pills and other hormonal contraceptives, a team of University of Oregon researchers ...

Health created May 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obesity may influence heart function through sex hormones

New research suggests that changes in sex hormones as seen in obesity may have possible effects on the heart. The study by researchers from Belgium, presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Copenhagen, Denmark, ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Certain breast cancer patients may benefit from combined HER2 targeted therapy without chemotherapy

Is the era of targeted therapy for breast cancer at hand? It could be, said experts at the Lester and Sue Smith Breast Center at Baylor College of Medicine – at least for a certain population of women.

Cancer created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French health estimates delve into Pill risk

A French drug watchdog on Tuesday released estimates for blood clots linked to birth control pills in the wake of fears that so-called third- and fourth-generation oral contraceptives boost a small risk of dangerous thrombosis.

Medications created Mar 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

EU drug agency to review safety of new-generation Pill (Update)

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Monday said it would review safety data for third- and fourth-generation birth control pills, responding to French concern that these contraceptives may cause dangerous blood clots.

Medications created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

France at odds with European medicines agency over Pill (Update)

France insisted Friday on restricting the prescription of newer-generation birth control pills even as Europe's medicines watchdog declared there was no evidence to back a health warning.

Medications created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

His and hers: Male hormones control differences in mammary gland nerve growth

Johns Hopkins scientists have found a surprising mechanism that gives male sex hormones like testosterone control over the gender-specific absence or presence of mammary gland nerves that sense the amount ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Soy-rich diets may not prevent hot flashes in most menopausal women

(HealthDay)—Consuming soy products doesn't prevent hot flashes and night sweats in most women, a large study suggests.

Health created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Changing hormones and nerve activity during menstrual cycle predispose women to knee injuries, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—Hormone changes during a woman's menstrual cycle and the resulting fluctuations in nerve activity may be a major reason female athletes have more knee injuries than their male counterparts, according to ...

Health created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Prenatal testosterone levels influence later response to reward

New findings led by Dr. Michael Lombardo, Prof. Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues at the University of Cambridge indicate that testosterone levels early in fetal development influence later sensitivity of brain regions related ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows elevated risk of blood clots in women taking birth control containing drospirenone

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration-funded study led by the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research found an increased risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATE) and venous thromboembolic events (VTE)—commonly ...

Medications created Oct 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Starvation hormone markedly extends mouse life span, researchers show

A study by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers finds that a starvation hormone markedly extends life span in mice without the need for calorie restriction.

Medical research created Oct 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Does motherhood dampen cocaine's effects?

Mother rats respond much differently to cocaine than female rats that have never given birth, according to new University of Michigan research that looks at both behavior and brain chemistry.

Neuroscience created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breast cancer risk linked to early-life diet and metabolic syndrome

Striking new evidence suggesting that diet and related factors early in life can boost the risk for breast cancer—totally independent of the body's production of the hormone estrogen—has been uncovered by a team of researchers ...

Cancer created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast