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Hormone; The Women’s Hormone Network announced its upcoming educational hormone symposium for medical practitioners. Entitled, 21st Century Hormone Advancements: The Practitioner’s Comprehensive Guide to Bioidentical Hormones through Menopause and Andropause, the symposium will be held November 7-10, 2019 at the Marriott Irvine Spectrum, 7905 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine, CA 92618. Effect of Women’s Hormones Hormones have many important effects on women’s…
Hormone Level; A British man is among the first in the world to trial a new male contraceptive gel. James Owers, and his girlfriend Diana Bardsley, from Edinburgh have volunteered to take part in the study; which is being led in the UK by Saint Mary’s Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, and…
Food Insecurities; This collaborative study by a team of Connecticut researchers shows there is a strong connection between food insecurity and insulin resistance, the underlying problem in type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance occurs when cells are not able to respond normally to the hormone insulin. The research by UConn School of Medicine, UConn School of…
Testosterone; Men who want to improve their libido or build body mass may want to think twice before using testosterone-boosting supplements also known as T boosters as research shows these alternatives to traditional testosterone replacement therapy may not have ingredients to support their claims, according to Mary K. Samplaski, MD, assistant professor of clinical urology…
Healthcare Guidelines; Global guidelines on managing the care of patients diagnosed with common types of adrenal tumours should be updated, say researchers following a study carried out by an international collaboration. The research, a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine, is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham part of Birmingham Health Partners (BHP)…
Sex Hormone; Recent research suggests that increased visceral fat that is body fat surrounding a number of important internal organs such as the liver, pancreas and intestines carries the risk of cognitive impairment in later life. “Our goal was to investigate whether excess organ fat is associated with a reduction in the structural networks and…
Nutritional Factors; Metabolism and growth are under the control of the endocrine system that, working in cooperation with the nervous system, regulates these functions. The objective of this Research Topic was to provide a multidisciplinary approach of cutting-edge research on metabolism and growth in different experimental models, including farmed species. The Research Topic contains 12…
Pancreatic Islet; The primary cause of the loss of functionality in transplanted pancreatic islets is their low capacity to create new vessels to transport nutrients. Researchers from the University of Barcelona and IDIBAPS have led a study that identifies a protein as the potential modulator in the revascularization of pancreatic islets. In the study, conducted…
Melanin; Every night while sleeping, we cycle between two very different states of sleep. Upon falling asleep, we enter non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) sleep where our breathing is slow and regular and movement of our limbs or eyes are minimal. Approximately 90 minutes later, however, we enter rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This is a…
Hormone; In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating, and obesity. Their findings advance knowledge about leptin and weight gain, and also suggest a potential strategy for developing future weight-loss treatments, they said. The study, led by investigators at Yale and Harvard, was…
Endocrine; Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are organochlorine compounds produced in the past century up to the 1970s-1980s, when they were banned in most countries due to their toxicity and environmental persistence. For these characteristics, PCBs tend to accumulate in soil, plants and animals and in the food chain. They have include among the Persistent Organic Pollutants…
Prisoners; Doctors are calling for reform to rules governing when terminally ill prisoners are suitable for early release on compassionate grounds (ERCG) amid concerns that the current approach is discriminatory. Data obtained from the UK Ministry of Justice and share with The BMJ suggests that UK prisoners at the end of life are more likely…
