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Battles Between Steroid Receptors to Regulate Fat Accumulation
September 20, 2012 — The androgen receptor in human cells inhibits fat accumulation, but its activity can be sabotaged by glucocorticoids, steroids that regulate fat deposition and are known drivers of obesity and ... > full story -
Children Taking Steroids for Asthma Are Slightly Shorter Than Peers, Study Finds
September 3, 2012 — Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don’t use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study ... > full story -
The Scientific Side of Steroid Use and Abuse
August 6, 2012 — 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 typically associated ... > full story -
Bodybuilding Myth Debunked: Growth-Promoting Hormones Don't Stimulate Strength
June 14, 2012 — New research reveals exercise-related testosterone and growth hormone do not play an influential role in building muscle after weightlifting, despite conventional wisdom suggesting otherwise. The ... > full story -
Variations in Sex Steroid Gene Expression Can Predict Aggressive Behaviors, Bird Study Shows
June 6, 2012 — A biologist has shown that natural variation in measures of the brain's ability to process steroid hormones predicts functional variation in aggressive behavior. The new work has found strong and ... > full story -
Hormone-Depleting Drug Shows Promise Against Localized High-Risk Prostate Tumors
May 16, 2012 — Researchers have demonstrated that a hormone-depleting drug approved for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer can help eliminate or nearly eliminate tumors in many patients with aggressive ... > full story -
Tiny Plants Could Cut Costs, Shrink Environmental Footprint
May 15, 2012 — Tall, waving corn fields that line Midwestern roads may one day be replaced by dwarfed versions that require less water, fertilizer and other inputs, thanks to a fungicide commonly used on golf ... > full story -
Male College Students Believe Taking Performance-Enhancing Drugs for Sports Is More Unethical Than Using Stimulants to Improve Grades
May 8, 2012 — In the eyes of young college men, it’s more unethical to use steroids to get an edge in sports than it is to use prescription stimulants to enhance one’s grades, according to new ... > full story -
New Type of Cell With a Key Role in Treatment-Resistant Asthma
May 7, 2012 — New research may help explain what’s going on in the lungs of people with treatment-resistant asthma -- and aid the development of new treatment options and better ways to identify people at ... > full story -
Children With Juvenile Arthritis Have Higher Rates of Bacterial Infection
May 1, 2012 — Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have higher rates of hospitalized bacterial infection than children without JIA according to an observational ... > full story
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