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Synthetic Estrogens Could Lessen Risks Associated With Hormone Replacement Therapy, Study Suggests
February 4, 2008 — A new class of synthetic estrogens could offer women most of the benefit and less of the risk of standard hormone replacement therapy, a study in animals suggests. Mice with induced Alzheimer's-like ... > full story -
Gene Variants Protect Against Adult Depression Triggered By Childhood Stress
February 4, 2008 — Adults who were abused as children have about half the symptoms of moderate to severe depression if they have certain variations in a specific gene, compared to people with different variations in ... > full story -
Link Between Smoking In Pregnancy And Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Explained
January 29, 2008 — A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant -- or are exposed to secondhand smoke -- and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies. Researchers found that an ... > full story -
Combined Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Risk Of Lobular Breast Cancer Fourfold After Just 3 Years Of Use
January 15, 2008 — Postmenopausal women who take combined estrogen/progestin hormone-replacement therapy for three years or more face a fourfold increased risk of developing various forms of lobular breast cancer, ... > full story -
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Thyroid Treatment No 'Quick Fix' For Weight Loss In Children
January 3, 2008 — Parents of overweight children often desire a 'quick fix' for the problem and request thyroid tests, but, unfortunately, screening for hypothyroidism is not the answer, says a new study. Children ... > full story -
Potential Drug Target For Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer Discovered
December 31, 2007 — Scientists have found that a signaling protein that is key to prostate cancer cell growth is turned on in nearly all recurrent prostate cancers that are resistant to hormone therapy. If the findings ... > full story -
New Gene Therapy Heals Growth Deficiency Disorder In Live Animal
December 18, 2007 — Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that a new type of gene therapy, called RNA interference, can heal a genetic disorder in a live animal. RNA interference can "rescue" a strain of ... > full story -
New Strategy To Cut Heart Attack Risk Is Effective In Initial Test
December 17, 2007 — The first clinical trial of a new kind of drug to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease has been found safe and effective at dropping levels of "bad" low density lipoprotein cholesterol by as much ... > full story -
Predicting Growth Hormone Treatment Success
December 12, 2007 — Growth hormone treatments work better on some children than on others, but judging which candidates will gain those vital inches in height is no simple task, according to new research. Now ... > full story -
Antibacterial Chemical Disrupts Hormone Activities, Study Finds
December 7, 2007 — A new study shows that a common antibacterial chemical added to bath soaps is an endocrine disruptor that can alter hormonal activity in rats and in human cells in the laboratory -- and does so by a ... > full story
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