Study demonstrates safety of oral contraceptives in women with lupus
... before the cessation of menstruation) when female hormone levels are at their peak. In mouse models of lupus...rogen whether as part of an oral contraceptive or hormone replacement therapy appears to have no detrimental effect on disease activity, say co-authors Jill ...Oral contraceptive pill may prevent more than pregnancy
...s have published a new investigation measuring sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) before and after discontin...al, metabolic, and mental health consequences. Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is the protein that binds testosterone, rendering it unavailable for a woman...Not so different after all: Mysterious eye cells adapt to light
.... This circadian rhythm controls alertness, sleep, hormone production, body temperature and organ function. Earlier this year, the Berson lab reported in Nature that a protein called melanopsin plays a key role in the cells' ability to absorb light energy, sparking a chain reaction that sends these signals t...Study: Exercise helps speed wound healing in older adults
...ease in cortisol levels in the exercise group. The hormone is typically boosted by stress, and other studies have suggested that exercise may lower levels of stress. "The stress of exercise may enhance the regulation of cortisol," Emery said. "This increase in cortisol levels may represent a biological pathw...Tercica launches Increlex in the US
... with short stature since recombinant human growth hormone was approved 20 years ago. "With today's commerci...ow the mean, in spite of normal or elevated growth hormone levels. Tercica estimates that approximately 30,000 children in the U.S. are affected by Primary IGF...Losing weight by controlling flavor variety
...the hypothalamus to produce more neuropeptide Y, a hormone that increases appetite, and this is a major reason why people have difficulty exercising portion control," he said. "We say that variety is the spice of life, and in this regard, our diets are just way too spicy." He notes that controlling flavors t...New drug lets thyroid cancer patients avoid nasty side effects during treatment
...g genetically engineered human thyroid-stimulating hormone (rhTSH) before radioiodine treatment avoids the pr...land requires temporary discontinuation of thyroid hormone replacement for several weeks, leading to weight gain, constipation, fatigue, slowed thinking, depre...Statement on NIH research on obesity and type 2 diabetes
...unity.** The discovery of the appetite-controlling hormone leptin in 1994 led to an explosion of research discoveries elucidating the metabolic and neurobiological mechanisms that regulate appetite, energy expenditure, and energy storage. Today, the NIH continues to support an expansive basic research portfo...Blockade of fat hormone helps halt and heal multiple sclerosis
...talian researchers have found that blockade of the hormone leptin, which is primarily produced in fats cells, has beneficial effects on the induction and progression of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mice the animal model of human multiple sclerosis (MS). In their study appearing online ...Soy phytoestrogens may block estrogen effects
...ich produces estrogen, and whether they are taking hormone therapy. The researchers measured how the diets af...menopausal women, who have higher and more dynamic hormone levels, or to women taking combined hormone therapy with an estrogen and a progestin. The senior inv...Drug cuts sleep apnea in heart failure patients
...rine in the plasma and urine. (Norepinephrine is a hormone used to maintain blood pressure and to treat cardiac arrest.)...Older women have worse survival from breast cancer
...ing surgery, but they were more likely to be given hormone treatment, such as tamoxifen even if the tumours did not show sign of hormone sensitivity. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in much of the developed world.The di...New key brain target of fat hormone
...d a new area of the brain that responds to the fat hormone leptin in regulating body weight and energy expenditure. They said that the region seems to be particularly important in enabling the body to resist weight gain from a high-fat diet. Their discovery, they said, indicates that leptin acts on more brai...Metabolic syndrome identified as risk factor for kidney-pancreas transplant patients
...d kidney failure. The pancreas produces insulin, a hormone that helps regulate levels of blood sugar. People with diabetes do not produce enough insulin or cannot use insulin effectively. The primary function of the kidneys is to filter waste products and extra water from the body by producing urine. Metabo...Fitness counteracts cognitive decline from hormone-replacement therapy
... based on fitness of short- and long-term users of hormone therapy. Researchers also looked at how well 54 po...nto groups based on use or non-use and duration of hormone therapy and existing fitness levels. "We found that higher fitness levels enhance the effects of sho...Women with endometriosis undergoing IVF benefit from treatment with GnRH agonists
...endometriosis who received gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist for three to six months before commencing in vitro fertilisation (IVF), compared to control groups. The number of women who became pregnant was also significantly higher. These findings are published in the latest update of The Cochran...Warning of risk to breast cancer patients from vaginal oestrogen
...strogen, so reducing the circulating levels of the hormone as much as possible lessens the chance of the cancer recurring. The new AIs reduce circulating oestradiol by over 97%. Around a fifth of patients on adjuvant AIs suffer from atrophic vaginitis a distressing skin condition of the genitals caused by l...BRCA1 gene found to inhibit two sex hormones, not just one
...art, because of the observation that women who use hormone replacement therapy that includes both estrogen an... an effect much greater than the effects of either hormone used alone," Rosen said....JCI table of contents, January 26, 2006
...When the researchers examined levels of the stress hormone cortisol, they found that the POMC-corrected anima...roughout the day. In addition, levels of leptin, a hormone produced by adipose tissue that increases metabolism and tells the body to stop eating, were higher ...Landmark hypertension study launches extensive physician and patient education program
...o relax. ACE inhibitors prevent the formation of a hormone called angiotensin II, which normally causes blood vessels to narrow. Alpha blockers allow blood to pass more easily by reducing nerve impulses to blood vessels. However, ALLHAT found that participants taking alpha blockers had 25 percent more cardio...