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A potential biomarker for pregnancy-associated heart disease?

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a deterioration in cardiac function that occurs in pregnant women during the last month or in the months following their pregnancy. This disorder can occur in women with no prior history ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Infertility: How can the ovulation function be restored?

One of the most frequent is the existence of tumours that induce an over-secretion of this hormone. These women present with chronic infertility due to anovulation. Thanks to the work of the Inserm researchers from unit 693 ...

Medical research created Oct 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New insights on control of pituitary hormone outside of brain has implications for breast cancer

The hormone prolactin is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain and then travels via the bloodstream to cells throughout the body, where it exerts multiple reproductive and metabolic effects, most notably ...

Genetics created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Elevated hormone levels add up to increased breast cancer risk

Post-menopausal women with high levels of hormones such as estrogen or testosterone are known to have a higher risk of breast cancer. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research looked ...

Cancer created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0