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Two Mutations Triggered an Evolutionary Leap 500 Million Years Ago
Scientists have discovered
two key mutations that
sparked a hormonal
revolution 500 million years
ago. In a feat of "molecular
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Steroids Help Reverse Rapid Bone Loss Tied to Rib Fractures
A series of studies found
that steroid drugs, known
for inducing bone loss with
prolonged use, actually help
suppress a molecule
that’s key to the
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The Scientific Side of Steroid Use and Abuse
Scientists are investigating
the cellular basis for
behavioral changes seen with
the abuse of anabolic
androgenic steroids. New
research looks at three
major behavioral systems
... > full story
Variations in Sex Steroid Gene Expression Can Predict Aggressive Behaviors, Bird Study Shows
A biologist has shown that
natural variation in
measures of the brain's
ability to process steroid
hormones predicts functional
... > full story
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Evolution of an Outbreak: Complications from Contaminated Steroid Injections
June 19, 2013 — Magnetic resonance imaging at the site of injection of a contaminated lot of a steroid drug to treat symptoms such as back pain resulted in earlier identification of patients with probable or ... > full story -
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Healthy, Full-Term Babies Use a Different Stress Hormone Than Their Mother
June 17, 2013 — New research has identified how a steroid hormone may indicate infant distress during labor and delivery. The study suggests that a full-term, healthy baby preferentially secretes a different stress ... > full story -
Anabolic Steroids May Affect Future Mental Health
May 20, 2013 — There is a link between use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and reduced mental health later in life. This is the main conclusion of a new study on elite male strength athletes. Twenty per cent of the ... > full story -
Additional Role for Abiraterone in Blocking Tumour Growth in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer
March 15, 2013 — As part of an EU-supported IMI-PREDECT consortium (www.predect.eu), a Dutch study showed that anti-androgenic properties of the drug abiraterone may provide an additional mechanism of action in ... > full story -
How Chronic Stress Accelerates Alzheimer’s Disease
March 14, 2013 — Why does chronic stress lead to increased risk for dementia? The answer may lie in the elevation of stress steroids that is seen in the brain during stress, a researcher ... > full story -
Steroids May Help Reduce Deaths from All Types of Tuberculosis
March 12, 2013 — The routine use of steroids to treat tuberculosis may help reduce deaths from all types of the disease, according to a new review of existing ... > full story -
Antibody Response Linked With Rejection in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients
February 28, 2013 — A transplanted kidney has a finite life expectancy because it often becomes the target of the recipient's immune system, which may mount antibodies that attack the organ. Because there is a critical ... > full story -
Steroids May Shorten Hospital Stay for Pneumonia Patients
February 28, 2013 — Patients with pneumonia may spend fewer days in the hospital if they are given steroids along with antibiotics and supportive ... > full story -
Steroid Injection May Lead to Worse Outcomes in Patients With Spinal Stenosis
February 19, 2013 — For patients with spinal stenosis, epidural steroid injections (ESI) may actually lead to worse outcomes—- whether or not the patient later undergoes surgery, according to a new ... > full story -
Botox Beats Steroids for Painful Foot Condition, Plantar Fasciitis, Study Suggests
January 17, 2013 — Plantar fasciitis is the most frequent cause of chronic heel pain, leaving many sufferers unable to put their best foot forward for months at a time. Now a Mexican study suggests that physicians ... > full story
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