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Gene Polymorphisms Identified That Are Responsible for Breast Density and Cancer Risk
October 23, 2012 — It has long been known that breast density, or mammographic density, is a strong risk factor for breast cancer, and that estrogen and progestin hormone therapy increases dense breast tissue. Now, a ... > full story -
Low Calcium Diet Linked to Higher Risk of Hormone Condition in Women
October 18, 2012 — A low calcium diet is associated with a higher risk of developing a common hormone condition in women, known as primary hyperparathyroidism, a new study ... > full story -
Blood Hormone Levels Predicted Long-Term Breast Cancer Risk for Postmenopausal Women
October 18, 2012 — Blood hormone tests predicted a woman's risk for developing postmenopausal breast cancer for up to 20 years, according to new ... > full story -
Reprogramming Cell Identity in the Pituitary Gland: Discovery Could Lead to New Treatments for Cushing's Disease
October 16, 2012 — A team of researchers reprogrammed the identity of cells in the pituitary gland and identified critical mechanisms of epigenetic cell programming. The discovery could eventually lead to new ... > full story -
Generation of Functional Thyroid Tissue from Stem Cells
October 11, 2012 — The generation of functional thyroid tissue from stem cells could allow the treatment of patients, which suffer from thyroid hormone deficiency due to defective function, or abnormal development of ... > full story -
Secondary Osteoporosis: More Than What Meets the Eye!
October 9, 2012 — A new study has revealed that considering all osteoporotic patients as having simple osteoporosis and treating all of them alike by putting them on potent long term medication without finding out the ... > full story -
BPA Linked to Thyroid Hormone Changes in Pregnant Women, Newborns
October 4, 2012 — A new study adds to growing concerns about the health effects of Bisphenol A (BPA), a compound commonly found in the lining of tin cans, hard plastics and certain store receipts. Researchers have ... > full story -
New Study Sheds Light on Bone Marrow Stem Cell Therapy for Pancreatic Recovery
October 2, 2012 — Researchers have found that a blood vessel-building gene boosts the ability of human bone marrow stem cells to sustain pancreatic recovery in a laboratory mouse model of insulin-dependent ... > full story -
Breast Cancer Recurrence Defined by Hormone Receptor Status
October 1, 2012 — Human epidermal growth factor (HER2) positive breast cancers are often treated with the same therapy regardless of hormone receptor status. New research shows that women whose HER2 positive cancer ... > full story -
New Insights on Control of Pituitary Hormone Outside of Brain Has Implications for Breast Cancer
September 30, 2012 — Recently, researchers have found that prolactin is also produced by some tissues outside the brain, however little is known about the functions of extra-pituitary prolactin or how its production is ... > full story
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