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Scientific markers of aging described
...erature, low insulin and high levels of a specific hormone seem to be linked to a slowdown of the aging proce... lower blood insulin levels and higher levels of a hormone called dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEAS). Researchers feel that these could be the three biolo...Hormone restrains appetite in man
According to reasearchers, a hormone is released into the blood after a meal, restrain ... full after a meal, that the intestines release a hormone called PYY3-36 //which acts on the brain to produce a feeling of satiety. Researchers at Imperial Co...Alcohol injures stress hormone response
...d to 35 non-alcoholic controls in a test of stress hormone response and memory and problem solving. All parti.... Both these stress tests produce a burst of the hormone cortisol. The researchers noted that the alcoholics produced lower levels of cortisol in response to......elieves testosterone may play a key role. The male hormone is well-recognized as an immunosuppressant, and studies have shown men who are castrated (and thus no longer produce testosterone) live about 15 years longer than men who are not castrated. Testosterone may suppress the immune system, he continues, b...Severe stress weakens immunity
...o infection - this is eventually terminated by the hormone cortisol. Otherwise, the body would be in a state of chronic inflammation as happens in various auto-immune diseases and allergy. In this study, a group of parents caring for children with cancer were compared to a group with healthy children. The fi...Importance of type of sex in organ transplantation
...unity, perhaps through the influence of the female hormone estrogen. The study suggests that higher doses of immune suppressing drugs may be needed both for those receiving female organs and for female recipients....Hormone Imbalance may lead to prolonged fatigue
....// The end result is the production of the stress hormone cortisol by the adrenal glands. Chronic fatigue ...atigue and a control group. They subjected them to hormone tests during physical and psychological stress testing. Those with chronic fatigue were found to hav......ound. Researchers found that treatment with growth hormone not only boosted growth in children,// but also im...ills and behaviour problems before starting growth hormone therapy. They were examined again over a three-year period after starting treatment. Scientists in......lled with women deciding whether or not to opt for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and with men considering the treatment options for prostate problems. In both instances, the videodisc was liked by both patients and doctors and played an important part in helping the patient to come to a decision they wer...Massage therapy regulates sleep cycle of newborns
...es of a byproduct of Melatonin, a sleep-regulating hormone secreted by the pineal gland at night was measured in the babies at 6,8 and 12 weeks of age. The study revealed that 8-week old infants in the massage group displayed an activity pattern more closely aligned with their mothers.While the control grou......ounting stress produces increased secretion of the hormone androgen //which results in an increased production of acne-causing oil. Teenagers are more likely to suffer from acne due to the hormonal changes that are already underway. Pimples occur when excess oil accumulates around skin cells helping bacteria...Weight gain following smoking cessation not linked to Leptin
...long that this weight gain could be related to the hormone leptin, which regulates appetite and controls// weight. These arguments were based on assumptions that leptin levels were high during smoking periods, thus keeping weight down and after one stops smoking, the leptin levels plummet leading to weight g...Women on HRT should avoid alcohol
...ring that time. Researchers found that the use of hormone replacement therapy for longer than 5 years and intake of about one drink per day boosted the risk of breast cancer. The combination of these two factors, though, further compounded the risk. Comparing women who drank at least one alcoholic beverage ...Effect of alcohol drinking on breast cancer
...has been associated to many risk factors like age, hormone replacement therapy and obesity, together with alcohol consumption. Several earlier studies have linked alcohol to breast cancer but they have not been consistent// and also because smoking often accompanies drinking, researchers have not been sure t...Hormone regimen and how recently used may determine cancer risk
...st-menopausal women found that continuous combined hormone therapy(estrogen combined with 25 to 31 days per m...y association// between use of continuous combined hormone therapy and breast cancer risk. This indicated that the increased risk associated with continuous co...Response to chemotherapy could be measured by Prostate-Specific Antigen Doubling Time
...ker of response to chemotherapy// in patients with hormone refractory prostate cancer. The study was carried out with forty men who had hormone refractory prostate cancer and bi-dimensionally measurable metastases in the lymph nodes or visceral...Unfavourable Lipid-Lipoprotein profiles in older adults has been linked to abdominal visceral fat
... be a primary determinant in the release of growth hormone in these individuals. The investigators assessed//...nships to abdominal visceral fat, fat mass, growth hormone release, fitness and also insulin and glucose concentrations in 19 women and 31 men over the age of ...New fertility drug development techniques by Organon
...l tablet formulation alternative to the injectable hormone hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin). hCG has been used, in the past 30 years, to make ovulation and final oocyte maturation take place with precise timing. However, it has only been available in the injectable form due to its high molecular weight. No...Scientists locate key hormone involved in appetite control
A key hormone involved in appetite control, called ghrelin, has ...U). Scientists have demonstrated the effect of the hormone on the brain and have shown that the hormone activated the specialized neurons in the hypothalamus i...... galanin that stimulates eating// and to leptin, a hormone which is strongly linked to weight and appetite. Leptin releases signals to the part of the brain that co-ordinates eating behaviour. Studies conducted by researchers has shown that rats fed with a high-fat diet early in life grew up to be obese adu...Other Tagsrun 2run 3run 4run 5run 6run 7run 8run 9run 10sexes 2sexes 3chemicals 2chemicals 3chemicals 4chemicals 5chemicals 6chemicals 7chemicals 8chemicals 9chemicals 10whale 2administration 2administration 3Other Contentsamnionamnionanaerobeandrogensandrogensandrogensandrogensanchoranchoranchoranchoranchoranchoraneuploid
(Date:12/4/2009)NEW YORK, Dec. 4 Thousands of KPMG LLP employees came together in more than 90 offices nationwide today, to participate in a community service event which combines the audit, tax and advisory firm,s
(Date:12/4/2009)KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 4 The large, two-day free health clinic sponsored by the National Association of Free Clinics (NAFC) in Kansas City on Wednesday and Thursday is not just for the sick but also
(Date:12/4/2009)Late recurrence is a risk for some pediatric cancers, particularly Ewing sarcomas and tumors of the central nervous system, according to a new study published online December 4 in the Journal of the
(Date:12/4/2009)Rockville, MD "Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile?" wrote author Lynn Hecht Schafran. The answer, according to an article in the Journal of Vision , may lie in
(Date:12/4/2009)BOSTON, Dec. 4 Substantial progress has been made over the last 15 years in the healthcare community,s ability to diagnose and treat epilepsy and its complications. Yet this progress in epilepsy man
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(Date:12/3/2009)ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Most scientists believe that staph infections are caused by many bacterial cells that signal each other to emit toxins. The signaling process is called quorum sensing because many b
(Date:12/3/2009)Forest dwellers must be included in the design of the upcoming forest deal at Copenhagen in order to avoid a humanitarian crisis, according to a scientist at the University of Leeds. , Writing today
(Date:12/3/2009)The 30-year record low in Antarctic snowmelt that occurred during the 2008-09 austral summer was likely due to concurrent strong positive phases for two main climate drivers, ENSO (El Nio - Southern O
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