News tagged with hormonal treatment


Effects of stress on brain cells offer clues to new anti-depressant drugs

Research from King's College London reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells - a process considered to be linked to depression. The researchers identified a key protein ...

Neuroscience created May 06, 2013 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find new culprit in castration-resistant prostate cancer

Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have discovered a molecular switch that enables advanced prostate cancers to spread without stimulation by male hormones, which normally are needed to spur the cancer's growth. They ...

Cancer created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough in deafness and ovarian failure syndrome

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from Manchester Biomedical Research Centre at Saint Mary's Hospital and the University of Manchester have identified a new gene, which increases our understanding of the rare ...

Genetics created Mar 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Androgenic hormones could help treat multiple sclerosis, study finds

Testosterone and its derivatives could constitute an efficient treatment against myelin diseases such as multiple sclerosis, reveals a study by researchers from the Laboratoire d'Imagerie et de Neurosciences Cognitives. Myelin ...

Neuroscience created Jan 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hormonal changes at menopause up abdominal obesity

(HealthDay)—The increase in total body fat and abdominal fat seen at menopause is due to the hormonal changes taking place, which can be improved by estrogen treatment, according to a study published in ...

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | 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

New type 2 diabetes drug helps lower blood sugar: study

(HealthDay) -- A new type of medication for type 2 diabetes helps to lower blood sugar levels when used in concert with insulin and other diabetes drugs, new research suggests.

Diabetes created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study faults research linking hormone therapy to cancer

A landmark investigation which found that hormone treatment for the menopause boosts the risk of breast cancer is riddled with flaws, a new study published on Monday alleges.

Cancer created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The microbiome and disease: Gut bacteria influence the severity of heart attacks in rats

New research published online in the FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org) suggests that the types and levels of bacteria in the intestines may be used to predict a person's likelihood of having a heart attack, and that manipulating ...

Medical research created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evidence found for brain injury in diet-induced obesity

(Medical Xpress) -- The first evidence, reported today, of structural changes in the brains of rodents and humans with diet-induced obesity may help explain one of the most vexing problems of body weight control.

Medical research created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study breathes new life into fight against primary killer of premature infants

A discovery by scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies might explain why some premature infants fail to respond to existing treatments for a deadly respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and offers ...

Medical research created Oct 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers explain hormonal role in glucose and fat metabolism

Hormone researchers at the University of Houston (UH) have their sights set on providing long-term treatment options for diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular diseases by better understanding estradiol, the ...

Medical research created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New system finds prostate cancer spread earlier than conventional imaging

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a way to image the spread of a particularly dangerous form of prostate cancer earlier than conventional imaging in use today, which may allow oncologists ...

Cancer created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New treatment option for advanced prostate cancer

A successful interdisciplinary project is underway between two research groups, in which senior researcher Rebecka Hellsten and Professor Anders Bjartell at the Faculty of Medicine's division for Urological Cancer Research, ...

Cancer created Aug 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Surgery reduces risk of mortality due to prostate cancer even for low-risk groups

A Swedish research team partly consisting of researchers from Uppsala University followed a group of prostate cancer patients in the Nordic region for 15 years. The study found, among other things, that surgery reduces the ...

Cancer created May 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast