Soy Products a Double-edged Sword for Breast Cancer
...und that feeding genistein to female rats prior to puberty reduced the number of chemically induced mammary t...said. Exposure to an estrogen, genistein, before puberty causes mammary gland differentiation. A differentiated cell undergoes less proliferation and ther...Female Reproductive Function Influenced by Childhood Environment
...to the UK during infancy and early childhood reach puberty earlier, are taller, and have up to 103 per cent h...gy, said: "The findings point to the period before puberty as a sensitive phase when changes in environmental conditions positively impact on key developmental...Girls With Cancer Given Fertility Hope
...hought eggs in the follicles of young girls before puberty were too immature to be extracted. The same tech...that we thought you had to wait until they reached puberty before getting the eggs. But this raises significant ethical issues. The parents will be making the ...Infertility is Seen in Men With SLE
...study also identifies IV CYC treatment given after puberty as the major factor in permanent sperm damage. IV CYC induces long-lasting damage to developing sperm cells that leads to significant semen alterations. The researchers note that the striking reduction of testicular volumes paralleled the severity ...Hairy Boy Bets on Laser Treatment for Cure
...ght automatically drop out when Prithviraj attains puberty or become hard in which case laser would be useful," Naik told IANS. "We will of course do a hormonal assay before deciding the course of action." Despite his unusual problem, Prithviraj has been doing consistently well in his studies. When the f...Eap1 in the Brain Regulates the Female Reproductive Cycle
The onset of puberty and maintenance of the female reproductive cycle a...cience University report that the gene enhanced at puberty 1 (EPA1) acts as a regulator of the neuronal signaling that controls female reproductive function. ...Late Nights may Make Preteens Antisocial and Aggressive
...rnings or evenings, or the cortisol ratio, earlier puberty is related to more antisocial behaviour in boys, and relational aggression in girls. "The link between eveningness preference and antisocial behavior was previously associated only with older adolescents. The novel finding of the study is that the...Strange Sex Life of Mole-rats may Provide Clues About Human Infertility
...ir fertility. There appears to be a total block to puberty in almost all the non-breeding mole-rats so that their hormones are kept down and their reproductive tracts are under-developed, Dr Chris Faulkes, a senior lecturer at the School of Biological & Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, sa...