News tagged with hormonal cycle
Study: Premenstrual mood changes predictive of greater bipolar disorder severity
A study of nearly 300 women with bipolar disorder showed that those reporting flare-ups of mood symptoms before menstruation had more depressive episodes and more severe symptoms during the following year, compared with bipolar ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Crucial sex hormones re-routed by missing molecule
A hormone responsible for the onset of puberty can end up stuck in the wrong part of the body if the nerve pathways responsible for its transport to the brain fail to develop properly, according to research funded by the ...
Nov 29, 2010 |
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PMH cancer researchers link ovarian hormone to breast stem cells growth
Cancer researchers at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) have discovered that the ovarian hormone progesterone plays a pivotal role in altering breast stem cells, a finding that has important implications for breast cancer ...
May 05, 2010 |
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Strong period pain and excess weight in childhood increases risk of endometriosis
Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) scientists have identified a new link between strong period pain experienced in adolescence and early adulthood and the risk of endometriosis.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Research identifies gene with likely role in premenstrual disorder
Scientists have identified a gene they say is a strong candidate for involvement in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other maladies associated with the natural flux in hormones during the menstrual cycle. In a paper ...
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Unnatural selection: Birth control pills may alter choice of partners
There is no doubt that modern contraception has enabled women to have unprecedented control over their own fertility. However, is it possible that the use of oral contraceptives is interfering with a woman's ability to choose, ...
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Women fare better than men with metastatic colorectal cancer -- are hormones helping?
Younger women with metastatic colorectal cancer lived longer than younger men. However, this survival advantage disappeared with age, suggesting a benefit from estrogen or other hormones, according to results of a study published ...
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Researchers identify key proteins needed for ovulation
Researchers from the National Institutes of Health and other institutions have identified in mice two proteins essential for ovulation to take place.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 14, 2009 |
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Hormone offers promise as fertility treatment
New research suggests the hormone kisspeptin shows promise as a potential new treatment for infertility. The research is being presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES meeting in Harrogate. Scientists led by ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 16, 2009 |
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