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...tes and is the most common cancer of the endocrine hormone system. Over the last few years, thyroid cancer has risen at an alarming rate, Eng says. An estimated 23,600 new cases of thyroid cancer are expected this year, nearly two-thirds of which will occur in women, and 1,460 Americans are expected to die f...Pollutant causes delayed flowering in plants
...hat the air pollutant nitric oxide acts as a plant hormone to delay flowering in plants. The scientists discovered that while plants produce their own internal nitric oxide to regulate flowering, they are also influenced by external concentrations of the chemical. The scientists said that although their find...A novel, safer strategy for regulating gene expression
... turn "on" and make the desired protein such as a hormone or growth factor needed by the body. "Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the new work is that, in conjunction with other technologies, we will likely be able to 'tailor' gene regulation systems to respond to any drug or chemical," says Dr. Richard M...Growth hormone and IBD: Reduction of intestinal inflammation, promotion of growth
... Ohio, reported the results of their study "Growth hormone reduces STAT3 activation and modulates cellular ap...nvestigating ways to improve the actions of growth hormone in IBD. Recently, utilizing an animal model of IBD, they determined that growth hormone itself is ab...Joslin Diabetes Center adds first affiliate in California at Irvine Medical Center
...Additionally, Wang and his colleagues discovered a hormone similar to insulin that prevents heart muscle from dying. The findings suggest that gene therapy might help treat a variety of heart diseases, as well as stave off heart damage that is common among diabetes patients. "Over 1.5 million people in Cal...APS awards more than $140,000 to minority students of physiology
...cted in her lab suggest that uranium acts like the hormone estrogen by eliciting estrogen-sensitive responses in uterine tissue. She plans to investigate the mechanisms through which uranium elicits these responses. "This program has aimed to make careers in physiology accessible to minority students since ...OHSU-VAMC study sheds light on estrogen's benefit for MS
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...m. to minimize the effect on their measurements of hormone level fluctuations throughout the day. They lured the birds with taped warbler song and decoys, and males were captured before females were present in the area or before the birds were socially mated. The researchers also worked in two other areas of...Alcohol-use and depression among pregnant and postpartum women
...od due to the stresses of parenting and changes in hormone levels, which can themselves sometimes result in postpartum depression, treatment during pregnancy is vital." "Although we know about the harmful effects of alcohol use and depression on women and their children during pregnancy and the postpartum," ...Tobacco promising factory for biopharmaceuticals
...e hosts. For example, if the gene for human growth hormone is inserted into the genetic code of yeast (gene recombination), then the corresponding protein expressed in the yeast is called recombinant human growth hormone. Zhang's research starts with introducing the genes of interest into tobacco plants and...Excess thyroid hormone harmful to fetus
...wed, for the first time, that an excess of thyroid hormone during pregnancy has a direct toxic effect on the ...he problems caused by a lack of sufficient thyroid hormone during pregnancy are well known and approximately two percent of all pregnant women now take supplem...Coordinating power of circadian rhythms keeps estrus and pregnancy on track
...mammals requires precise but dynamic regulation of hormone levels. Many biological processes, includi...cles), primarily due to a defect in the control of hormone release by the brain. The researchers also found that Clock mutant females exhibited high rates of m...You are what you eat: New insight into autophagy
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...ng. These animals also produced less of the stress hormone cortisol than unpaired hamsters. "Stress delays...oup of socially isolated hamsters with oxytocin, a hormone released during social contact and associated with social bonding in monogamous animals. Oxytocin tr...JCI table of contents, 2 August, 2004
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