Oncology & Cancer
UH researchers explore treatments for breast and colon cancers
University of Houston (UH) researchers have their sights set on developing possible treatments for breast and colon cancer.
Aug 22, 2011
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News tagged with hormone receptor
Oncology & Cancer
Targeted cancer therapy kills prostate tumor cells
A new targeted therapy for prostate cancer halts tumor growth in animals with advanced prostate cancer that is resistant to hormone therapy, a new study finds. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's ...
Jun 6, 2011
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover how hormones define brain sex differences
Sex hormones play an important role in shaping an animal's behavior, and their influence starts early. Early-life hormonal surges help shape the developing brain, establishing circuitry that will influence behavior for a ...
May 4, 2022
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Neuroscience
Satiety in 3-D
Many overweight people lack the feeling of being full. It was long thought that this was due to the disrupted transport of the satiety hormone leptin to the brain. That is not the case, as a group of scientists from Helmholtz ...
Oct 11, 2018
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
New discovery may lead to safer treatments for asthma, allergies and arthritis
Scientists have discovered a missing link between the body's biological clock and sugar metabolism system, a finding that may help avoid the serious side effects of drugs used for treating asthma, allergies and arthritis.
Dec 19, 2011
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Oncology & Cancer
New finding gives clues for overcoming tamoxifen-resistant breast cancer
(Medical Xpress)—A University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer biology team reports breakthrough findings about specific cellular mechanisms that may help overcome endocrine (hormone) therapy-resistance in patients with estrogen-positive ...
Nov 2, 2012
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Neuroscience
Study shows medial preoptic area mediates depressive-like behaviors associated with ovarian hormone fluctuations
Fluctuations in the hormones secreted by women's ovaries, namely estrogen and progesterone, are known to cause mood swings. For instance, at different points of the menstrual cycle, during or after pregnancy and while reaching ...
Oncology & Cancer
Needle biopsies for noninvasive breast cancer: Routine analysis wastes millions
For patients with the most common type of noninvasive breast cancer, routine testing for estrogen and progesterone receptors in tissue taken at the first "needle" biopsy is both unnecessary and wasteful, according to results ...
Aug 9, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Studies connect hormone to breast cancer and uncover potential for novel targeted drugs
The hormone prolactin has long been understood to play a vital role in breast growth and development and the production of milk during pregnancy. But a pair of recent studies conducted at VCU Massey Cancer Center finds strong ...
Apr 27, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists present new research on childhood neuroblastoma
In the journal Cell Reports researchers at Karolinska Institutet together with international colleagues present new data on the pediatric tumor neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is a nerve cell cancer that affects young children ...
Jul 13, 2016
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