Overweight & Obesity
Plastics chemical linked to obesity in kids
(HealthDay) -- It's hard to imagine a pacifier or a rubber ducky making your child fat.
Jun 25, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Study uncovers new pathways that control skin tanning and lightening
When skin cells responsible for pigmentation are exposed to estrogen or progesterone, the cells respond by adjusting their melanin production, resulting in either skin darkening or lightening. Although pregnant women often ...
Apr 26, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Study confirms long term benefits of tamoxifen
(Medical Xpress)—Taking tamoxifen for 10 rather than five years halves the risk of women dying from the most common kind of breast cancer, according to new research being presented at this year's ASCO conference.
Jun 3, 2013
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Medications
We don't know how gender-affirming hormone treatments interact with commonly prescribed drugs
The transgender population encounters numerous barriers to receiving proper medical care. Even when treatment is accessible, healthcare providers may lack comprehensive knowledge on how to treat them either due to insufficient ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Health
Mother's age, race, weight affect hormone concentrations in pregnancy, study finds
Hormone concentrations during early fetal development—that may affect the child's development and increase the mother's risk for breast and ovarian cancer years later—are significantly affected by maternal age, body mass ...
Feb 4, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Female sex hormones and mechanics of memory
Dr. Karyn Frick was puzzled. Her two-year study, begun with funding from Women's Health Research at Yale in 2005, found that long-term treatment with the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone did not improve memory as anticipated.
Mar 2, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Cardiac risk a factor when considering hormonal therapy for prostate cancer
In a recent study, a Yale Cancer Center team determined that men who received hormonal therapy for prostate cancer had a net harm if they had a prior history of a heart attack. The findings were presented September 28 at ...
Sep 28, 2016
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Medical research
Estrogen's effects on fat depends on where it's located
Women have long bemoaned the fact that they tend to store more fat than men, particularly after menopause. Although it's well established that estrogen, the primary sex hormone present during women's childbearing years, is ...
Jul 29, 2013
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Medical research
Sex hormone levels at midlife linked to heart disease risk in women
As hormone levels change during the transition to menopause, the quality of a woman's cholesterol carriers degrades, leaving her at greater risk for heart disease, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School ...
Jun 27, 2014
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Genetics
Researchers offer roadmap for identifying new neuroprotective treatments by leveraging sex differences
A new study from UCLA researchers provides a strategy for finding treatments optimally tailored for women and men to prevent cognitive decline in aging as well as progression of neurodegenerative diseases by leveraging sex ...
Nov 4, 2022
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