Archive for the ‘Endocrinology’ Category
Friday, March 28th, 2008
TorreyPines Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TPTX) announced it has initiated a Phase II study of NGX267, a muscarinic agonist in development for xerostomia, or dry mouth, secondary to Sjogren's syndrome. The company is conducting a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study with a Latin square design ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
Tests on the influence that a stress-related hormone has on learning in ground squirrels could have an impact on understanding how it influences human learning, according to a University of Chicago researcher.Jill Mateo, Assistant Professor in Comparative Human Development, has found that when they perform normal survival tasks, ground squirrels ...
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for peri- and postmenopausal symptoms increases disease recurrence in breast cancer survivors, according to an article published online March 25 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Previous studies have shown that HRT increases breast cancer incidence in healthy women, but its impact on breast cancer ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
The winners of the 2007 BioMed Central Research Awards were announced at an awards ceremony at the Royal Society of Medicine. The event was attended by shortlisted authors, eminent researchers from around the world, open access advocates and science journalists.The Research Awards, now in their second year, recognize excellence in ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that insulin has a previously unknown effect that plays a role in aging and lifespan, a finding that could ultimately provide a mechanism for gene manipulations that could help people live longer and healthier lives.The paper, published in the March 21st issue ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday examined the use of estrogen to treat memory loss related to menopause. Several studies have found that decreasing levels of estrogen during menopause can cause women to experience memory loss, often leading them to believe they are developing Alzheimer's disease.Gayatri Devi, a New York-based ...
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FM) are two serious and debilitating diseases with no confirmed cause and limited treatment options. However, results of a new comprehensive literature study propose a simplified treatment process that could help alleviate symptoms for patients suffering from these diseases.Kent Holtorf, M.D., medical director of ...
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Wednesday, March 19th, 2008
Aerobic exercise significantly decreased the chemical imbalances that can lead to heart disease and stroke in postmenopausal women according to a study in the spring issue of the Journal of Women and Aging.Estrogen is known to reduce the chemical imbalances that can lead to cardiovascular diseases such as coronary heart ...
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
A new study by researchers in the US found that contrary to what many people may assume, scientific evidence does not support claims that human growth hormone (HGH) increases strength or athletic performance. The study was the work of Dr Hau Liu of the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Tests on the influence that a stress-related hormone has on learning in ground squirrels could have an impact on understanding how it influences human learning, according to a University of Chicago researcher.Jill Mateo, Assistant Professor in Comparative Human Development, has found that when they perform normal survival tasks, ground squirrels ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Large numbers of unnecessary deaths and avoidable medical complications in intensive care units (ICU) are attributable to the difficulties of treating high glucose levels in critically ill patients' blood. That is about to change for the better thanks to a new automated insulin delivery system developed by European researchers.A common ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has welcomed the recently published paper European guidance for the diagnosis and management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women(1) from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO).This paper constitutes a roadmap for European countries to practically implement the new FRAX™ ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
The "female sex hormone" estradiol is present in both men and women, and is generated from testosterone in men by the protein aromatase. Estradiol plays various roles in addition to its gender-specific ones, including having effects on the hearing (auditory) system. In a new study, Barbara Canlon and colleagues at ...
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Monday, March 17th, 2008
Testosterone appears to protect people against eating disorders, providing further evidence that biological factors -- and not just social influences -- are linked to anorexia and bulimia, according to new research findings at Michigan State University.An ongoing, six-year study of 538 sets of twins in Michigan indicates that females who ...
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Womenwho discontinue a hormone therapy involving estrogen and progestin mayhave an increased risk of cancer, according to a study published in theMarch 5, 2008 issue of JAMA. The women hadparticipated in a clinicalstudy related to this therapy, and were compared to the women in theplacebo group of the study. Risk ...
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