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Key Gene That May Be A Marker Of Breast Cancer Metastasis Identified
April 18, 2007 Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified an important gene involved in the spread of breast cancer that has developed resistance to long-term estrogen deprivation. The gene may prove to ... > full story -
Effect Of Hormone Therapy On Risk Of Heart Disease May Vary By Age And Years Since Menopause
April 3, 2007 Secondary analyses of findings from the Women's Health Initiative suggest that women who begin hormone therapy within 10 years of menopause may have less risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) due to ... > full story -
To Sleep, Perchance To Dream: New Insight Into Melatonin Production
April 2, 2007 In the April 1 issue of Genes & Development, a Korean research team led by Dr. Kyong-Tai Kim (Pohang University) describes how melatonin production is coordinated with the body's natural ... > full story -
Steroid Hormones Regulate The Body Clock
March 20, 2007 To establish circadian cell cycle rhythms, cell-autonomous clock mechanisms act in concert with a systemic signaling environment of which glucocorticoids are an essential ... > full story -
New Project To Analyze Why Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And Insulin Resistance Are So Closely Linked
March 12, 2007 Understanding the link between Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and insulin resistance is the aim of a new project announced today. It is known that women with PCOS have a 3-fold increase in their ... > full story -
A Key To Male Fertility
March 2, 2007 French CNRS scientists in collaboration with a team at the Institute of Genetics Strasbourg, France have just identified a key regulator of male fertility. This work, published in the journal Genes ... > full story -
Why Graves' Disease Attacks The Eyes: Study Uncovers Clues
March 1, 2007 UCLA researchers have uncovered new clues that may explain why Graves' disease attacks the muscle tissue behind the eyes, often causing them to bulge painfully from their sockets. The findings may ... > full story -
Growth Hormone To Boost Athletic Performance Risks Diabetes
February 26, 2007 Use of growth hormone to boost athletic performance can lead to diabetes, reports a study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The study reports the case of a 36 year ... > full story -
Targeting The Adrenal Gland Could Be Key Strategy Against Heart Failure
February 20, 2007 Scientists have staved off heart failure in animals by using gene therapy to shut down the adrenal gland's excessive output of fight or flight hormones such as epinephrine and norepinephrine, which ... > full story -
Estrogen Gene Affects Risk Of Breast Cancer, But Not CVD
February 20, 2007 A large Danish study rebuts the accepted idea that differences in an estrogen gene (ESR1) affect the risk of heart attack and stroke in response to hormone replacement therapy. However, the study -- ... > full story
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