Cedars-Sinai researchers present new endocrine findings at 2 international conferences
...ncluding innovative insights linking the pituitary gland to the understanding of systemic illness, mental disorders and the aging process, advances in subcellular mechanisms in the pathogenesis of pituitary disorders, and the publication of new data reflecting long term medical treatment outcomes in patien...Blocking stress protein decreases Alzheimer's peptide in mice
...id change. Stress hormones produced by the adrenal gland were natural suspects. In mice, that meant corticosterone, the mouse equivalent of the human hormone cortisol. But a large dose of corticosterone didn't cause a similar rapid change in amyloid beta levels. When they widened their search for molecule......ing botulinum toxin A, or Botox, into the prostate gland of men with enlarged prostate, eased symptoms and ...ge, Taiwan, Botox reduces the size of the prostate gland through a cellular process called apoptosis, in which the prostate cells die in a programmed manner....Alternative hormone treatment could help fight against breast cancer
... Luteinising hormone is produced in the pituitary gland and stimulates ovulation and the production of oes...binding to the same receptors within the pituitary gland and thereby block the signal for ovarian production of oestrogen, which is known to stimulate the gr...Thymus transplants gives hope to babies with fatal immune disease
...y is marked by the lack of a functioning thymus, a gland that is responsible for "teaching" immune system c...ed from babies undergoing heart surgery. Since the gland is large and covers the heart in infants, surgeons must remove all or part of it to gain access to t...New animal study may explain why alcohol consumption increases breast cancer risk
...eously injected near the pad of the fourth mammary gland of female immunocompetant mice (C57BL/6). The six-week-old female mice were fed with moderate EtOH (one percent in drinking water) for four weeks, the equivalent of two drinks per day in humans. The control mice received regular drinking water only. ...Connecticut's Hand to receive IADR Salivary Research Award
... one of the worlds pre-eminent experts on salivary gland ultrastructure, a subject on which he has publishe...contributed to the basic understanding of salivary gland structure, secretion, and function, or salivary composition and function. It consists of a cash priz...Baum to receive IADR Oral Medicine & Pathology Award
...sed on the pathogenesis and management of salivary gland and related oral medical disorders. Specifically, ... understanding of the pathogenesis of the salivary gland damage that accompanies head and neck irradiation and occurs with Sjgren's syndrome. Beginning with ...3-D ultrasound identifies women at risk for impending preterm birth
...r results suggest that examining the fetal adrenal gland at the time a woman is evaluated for symptoms of p...curacy, sensitivity and specificity of the adrenal gland volume in predicting preterm birth within five days from the time of examination proves that 3-dimen...Cyclic vomiting syndrome: Recurring and unexplained episodes destroy teeth
... caries, periodontal disease, xerostomia, salivary gland enlargement, and trauma to the oral tissue. So what can parents do? Dr. Stoopler advises parents to watch for anything unusual and to make sure both the child's pediatrician and dentist are informed. "If an otherwise healthy child develops chronic e...Options improving for patients with acromegaly and gigantism, says endocrinology expert
...develops when somatotrophs, cells of the pituitary gland that are responsible for producing growth hormone, proliferate and oversecrete the hormone. The overabundance of growth hormone and the related insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), produce a range of effects including abnormal enlargement of the ext...Aggressive stem cells might improve transplant outcome
...ells or donated cellsnormally gather in the thymus gland in the chest. There the stem cells receive their "marching orders" as new T lymphocyte warriors against invading bacteria, viruses and other potentially dangerous targets including cancer cells, and they develop a specialized homing mechanism called ...Cell phone use not linked to cancer risk
...ort-term cell phone use and brain tumors, salivary gland tumors, eye tumors, or leukemias. In cell phone users who had subscribed over 10 years, they found no link between cell phone use and brain tumor risk. They suggest that cell phone use is not linked to cancer risk. "The methods used suggest that the...Autoimmune disease triggered if T cells miss a single protein early on
...is colleagues showed that if mice without a thymus gland so-called "nude" mice received a normal thymus lacking only IRBP, they developed the autoimmune eye disease. The autoimmune attack occurred even though the mice had normally functioning IRBP in their retinas. The final finding demonstrated that fai...Oral lesions are commonly associated with the disease
...s, or "thrush," a fungal yeast infection; salivary gland enlargement; herpes simplex virus; inflammation of the gingiva; and canker sores. "Orofacial manifestations of HIV are common in pediatric HIV infection," Shetty adds. "It is important to be aware of these signs, as they may serve as both a marker ...Pregnancy and lactation may affect maternal behavior and coping skills
...heir young. Prolactin is produced by the pituitary gland and plays an established role in a range of reproductive functions, including milk production. The present study is the first to demonstrate long-term changes in the prolactin neural system, a system that Bridges' research group previously identifie...Outpatient thyroid surgery safe for most patients, study shows
...muscle flaps and cutting muscle to get the thyroid gland out, meant we had to put a drain in and we had to ...We still use drains when somebody has a really big gland and we are going to have what we call dead space when we remove it. If you have this big open space,...Mayo Clinic finds what causes men pain in prostate biopsy and best method to alleviate it
... into the rectum to produce images of the prostate gland during the biopsy. They also discovered that takin..., a complete and thorough sampling of the prostate gland is necessary to give the most accurate diagnosis to the patient." In the study, Dr. Ashley and c...New hope in cancer vaccines emerges as novel therapies are developed and tested
...wu, that when sex hormones are blocked, the thymus gland begins to produce new T cells. This is a "wonderful surprise," says Hwu, because the thymus gland largely shuts down T cell production after puberty. "The drug will produce a working thymus, which w...Exposure to radiation after Chornobyl increases risk of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents
...s. "In young children and adolescents, thyroid gland tissue requires large amounts of iodine coming pri...g thyroid cancer and other diseases of the thyroid gland later in life." The researchers estimate that 75% of the thyroid cancer cases would have been avoi...