Hormones and Health
THERAPEUTIC FORM OF ARSENIC A POTENTIAL TREATMENT FOR GLIOBLASTOMA BRAIN CANCER
Arsenic trioxide, a treatment used for acute promyelocytic leukemia, may help extend lifespan in patients with glioblastoma brain cancer, a new study reports.… READ MORE…
HEALTHY BACTERIA IN YOGURT MAY REDUCE LUPUS SYMPTOMS: MOUSE STUDY
A new study from Virginia Tech reveals a healthy bacteria found in yogurt could reduce some lupus symptoms. The study expands on earlier work from the researchers, noting a lack of Lactobacillus in both mice and humans with lupus.… READ MORE…
FATHER’S ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE AFFECTS SPERM EPIGENETICS
Researchers report epigenetic modifications in the DNA of sperm in men who had higher phthalate levels. … READ MORE…
WHY TEENS TAKE RISKS: IT’S NOT A DEFICIT IN BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Researchers report it might not be slowed prefrontal cortex development that drives teens to embark in risky behavior, as some common theories state. Instead, they argue, teens may make risky decisions as a means of experience building so they are better equipped at making important decisions later in life.… READ MORE…
CULPRIT HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT IN ALZHEIMER’S DEVELOPMENT
Study raises further concern about exposure to air pollution and Alzheimer’s development.… READ MORE…
PUBERTY HORMONES TRIGGER CHANGES IN YOUTHFUL LEARNING
A new study demonstrates changes in cortical neurotransmission due to hormones at puberty.… READ MORE…
DIFFERENCES IN BRAIN ACTIVITY BETWEEN OBESE MEN AND WOMEN
A new study reports men and women exhibit different brain activity related to overeating.… READ MORE…
HORMONE KEY TO FRUIT FLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT DISCOVERED
New insight into brain development in fruit flies may also shed light on maternal hypothyroidism in humans, researchers say.… READ MORE…
FEMALE HORMONES MAY TRIGGER HEADACHES IN GIRLS BATTLING MIGRAINE
According to researchers, lower levels of progesterone was associated with higher incidences of migraines in older teen girls, while in younger teens, the opposite was true.… READ MORE…
ESTROGEN ALTERS MEMORY CIRCUIT FUNCTION IN WOMEN WITH GENE VARIANT
A new study reports estrogen fluctuations can alter brain circuit activation in women with a variant of a specific gene.… READ MORE…
TRANSPORTER OF THYROID HORMONES IS CRUCIAL FOR EMBRYONIC BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Researchers report on the importance of thyroid hormones in the development of the cerebellum.… READ MORE…
PREMENSTRUAL MOOD DISORDER LINKED TO SEX HORMONE SENSITIVE GENE COMPLEX
Researchers report dysregulated expression of a gene complex could explain why PMDD is a disorder of cellular response to progesterone and estrogen.… READ MORE…