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• Hormone Disorders
  Insomnia Research
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  Melatonin

  Melatonin, 5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine, is a hormone produced by pinealocytes in the pineal gland (located in the brain) and also by the retina and GI tract. It is referred to by some biochemists ... > more
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Obesity
  Nutrition
  Cholesterol
  Diabetes
  Healthy Aging
   

  Zone diet

  The Zone diet is a diet popularized in books by Barry Sears. It advocates balancing protein and carbohydrate ratios instead of caloric thinking as an approach to eating. It is not primarily a ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Hypertension
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Lung Cancer
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Epinephrine

  Epinephrine (INN), also epinephrin (both pronounced ep-i-NEF-rin), or adrenaline (BAN) is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. Epinephrine is sometimes shortened to epi in medical jargon. Epinephrine ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Psychology Research
  Hormone Disorders
  Sports Medicine
  Gynecology
   
  

  Hypothalamus

  In mammals, the hypothalamus is a region of the brain located below the thalamus, forming the major portion of the ventral region of the diencephalon and functioning to regulate certain metabolic ... > more
• Hair Loss
  Human Biology
  Men's Health
  Hearing Loss
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Hair

  Hair is a filamentous outgrowth of the skin found only in mammals. The speed of hair growth is roughly 11 cm/yr. The average human head has about 100,000 hair follicles. Older people tend to develop ... > more
• Ovarian Cancer
  Breast Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Cancer
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Ovarian cancer

  Ovarian cancer is a malignant ovarian neoplasm (an abnormal growth located on the ovaries). Ovarian cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in women, the leading cause of death from ... > more
• Skin Cancer
  Healthy Aging
  Vitamin D
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Skin Care
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Sunscreen

  Sunscreen (also known as sunblock) is a lotion, spray or other topical product that helps protect the skin from the sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and which reduces sunburn and other skin damage, ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
  Heart Disease
  Elder Care
  Diseases and Conditions
  Hypertension
  Disability
   

  Stroke

  A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. In brain tissue, a reduction of blood flow, cerebral ischemia, leads to an ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Nervous System
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Psychology Research
   
  

  Oxytocin

  Oxytocin is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. In women, it is released mainly after distension of the cervix and vagina during labor, and after stimulation of the ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Human Biology
  Menopause
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Sweating

  Sweating (also called perspiration or sometimes transpiration) is the loss of a watery fluid, consisting mainly of sodium chloride (commonly known as salt) and urea in solution, that is secreted by ... > more

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