Hormones

Hormones Linked To Migraines

Irregularities in hormones produced by the hypothalamus, the area of the brain that regulates such basic functions as hunger and body temperature, may underlie chronic migraines. The findings provide hope for the 2% to 3% of the general population who suffer from the debilitating headaches, since drugs that regulate these hormones could prevent or reduce the severity of the headaches, according t...

Breast feeding can alter hormones

Being nearby breastfeeding mothers can modify the length of other women's menstrual cycles, say researchers.Chemicals called pheromones given off by the mother - or their infants - made the cycles significantly longer or shorter, claims Dr.Mclintock lead researcher, from Ohio University.// She suggests this is due to the body attempting to maximise its chances of fertility as part of a...

Hormones do not guard against heart failure

The previous research evidence that HRT could reduce risk of heart attack in post menopausal women has been reversed by a recent study of 1000 women of ages 50 to 69 conducted by the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom.The aim of the study was to determine whether a combination// of oestrogen and progesterone reduced the risk of future heart attack in post menopausal women who had alre...

Low-Dose Hormones Help the Bones

Osteoporosis is a major cause of disability in older women. Estrogen therapy is often prescribed to prevent osteoporosis. However, many women are reluctant// to take hormone therapy because of the increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, stroke and deep vein blood clots. Now, new research finds a lower dosage of estrogen increases bone density in women without possibly causing the problems...

Hormones A Predictor Of Heart Problems

In a recent study, researchers have found that certain hormones in the body may yield a new method of predicting the risk of cardiovascular // events and death in people with no symptoms. Researchers found excess risk was apparent at levels well below the current standards used to diagnose heart failure. Investigators studied 3,346 people without heart failure. They tested the participan...

Link Between Sex Hormones And Risk Of Breast Cancer

A new study shows there is an association between the level of sex hormones and an increased risk of estrogen breast cancer.// Receptors for the female hormones estrogen and progesterone play a key role in breast cancer. These receptors are the eyes and ears of the cells, receiving and interpreting messages sent by the hormones. Estrogen and progesterone stimulate growth of normal breas...

Debating The Link Between Sex Hormones And Multiple Sclerosis

Researchers are now debating whether sex hormones could be responsible for some of the problems experienced by people with multiple sclerosis.// After measuring levels of five different sex hormones in men and women with MS researchers compared them to those found in healthy people. All the MS patients also underwent brain scans to measure for inflammation and brain damage characterist...

Improved height from administration of growth hormones

Research shows that it is possible to increase the heights of children who suffer// from the deficiency of growth hormone by new improved dosages of the growth hormones. The researchers of University of California, Los Angels, US, have suggested that the administration of the growth hormone GH-dependent hormone based on the serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) can affec...

Teenagers Using Hormones And Dietary Supplements To Good Physique

A research report in the journal Pediatrics shows that more than 10,000 teenagers in US use hormones and dietary //supplements to have a desired physique. The report also brings to light importance these young people attach to a favorable body image In the largest population-based study to explore the use of hormones and supplements, body image, and media influences, 8 percent of all g...

Scientists use plant hormones to fight cancer

British scientists have started exploring possibilities of using plant hormones to fight cancer cells. Plant need indole acetic acid to bend shoots toward sunlight to help cuttings grow roots. Scientists at the Cancer Research Campaign (CRC), a leading scientific charity, are using fragments to IAA to kill cancer cells. Indole acetic acid is harmless to humans but when bits...

Insomniacs have increased activity of stress hormones

Insomniacs suffer from increased blood levels of stress hormones, thereby there is continous activation of body's system fro responding to stress. Hence, the researchers suggest, doctors who treat insomnia should go beyond improving the quality or quantity of their patients' sleep and seek to reduce this hyperarousal, which is a risk factor for both psychiatric and medical illness. Dr....

Researchers Purify Protein That Could Regulate Male Hormones

Researchers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have managed to purify a protein and have shown that it can affect gene activity by modifying a molecular pathway// that was previously thought to be permanent. The findings, published today (May 5) in the journal Cell, also show that the new protein plays a role in gene activation mediated by androgen receptor, a protein that re...

Hunger Hormones And Postoperative Obesity Surgery

A new research has suggested that there is a hormonal change that lowers the drive for hunger in patients who have undergone postoperative gastric bypass surgery. // This is a study done on nine obese patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery and based on the report, which was issued in the Journal of Endocrinology and metabolism. The hormones levels were signific...

Grumpy Women: Society Not Hormones At Fault

Hormones do not cause pre-menstrual tension and post-natal depression; it is society that is at fault, according to a leading women's health expert //, Prof.Jane Ussher, from the University of Western Sydney. She wants to bring about a change in the way women understand their bodies. "I would argue that PMS and post-natal depression are essentially a form of repressed rage women feel...

A Balancing Act: Hormones and the Skin

Throughout her life, a woman may blame many things on her hormones: unpredictable emotions, weight gain and even changes in her skin, hair and nails.// These changes occur as the levels of hormones in the body increase and decrease, or if any abnormalities in hormone levels occur. A dermatologist can provide treatment options which can address the changes that occur during a woman’s lif...

Role of hormones in cardiovascular diseases in obese people

A group of Brisbane-based researchers are conducting a study to find out ways to increase life expectancy for obese and overweight people. // Pfizer Australia Cardio Vascular Lipid (CVL) Research Grant of $55,000 has been given to Dr Clair Sullivan from the Centre for Diabetes and Endocrine Research at the University of Queensland and Princess Alexandra Hospital for this cause. <br...

Hormones and the Skin: the Role Hormones Play as We Age

Many people say that aging is just a state of mind. However, many dermatologists will tell you that aging can be affected by your hormone levels. Whether low or high, your hormones affect your skin, hair and nails as you age. // Speaking today at the American Academy of Dermatology’s (Academy) SKIN Academy, dermatologist Debra Jaliman, MD, FAAD, an assistant clinical professor at Mt. S...

Excessive Male Hormones can Cause Bulimia in Women

Bulimia is an eating disorder. However it is regarded as a psychological disorder. Dr Sabine Nissan from Karolinska Institutet recently //presented a doctoral thesis on this topic, in Sweden. The researchers found out that a third of all women patients who suffered from bulimia nervosa also suffer from other metabolic disorders. The study points of that this disorder is triggered of at...

Hormones- The Same Regardless Of Packaging

Experts are worried over the unfettered sale of hormone replacement products claiming to be safe and natural alternatives to the ones prescribed// by doctors and tagged with the warnings of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and the like. In 2005, officials of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), had found around 34 websites guilty of violating FTC rules against the sale of such products w...

Autism Could Be Related to Higher Level of Growth Hormones

Autistic children are invariably heavier than others. Researchers at the US National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Cincinnati Children's Hospital say that extraordinary growth of hormones could be contributing to such a phenomenon. Other studies have already shown that children with autism have very rapid head growth in early life. <b...