News tagged with hormone biosynthesis

Abuse during childhood linked to uterine fibroids in African-American women

According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported sexual or physical abuse before age 11 had a greater risk of uterine fibroids in adulthood compared ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology Jan 24, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Current chemical testing missing low-dosage effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) -- such as BPA -- can show tangible effects on health endpoints at high dosage levels, yet those effects do not predict how EDCs will affect the endocrine system at low doses, according ...

Immunology Mar 29, 2012 | not rated yet | 0