Posts Tagged ‘estrogen’

Blood test could predict postpartum depression

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Chemical changes in two genes reliably predict if a woman will develop postpartum depression. Continue…

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:49 - 4 Comments

Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 13:31 - 0 Comments

Estrogen fights urinary infection in mice

WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — Estrogen appears to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections, say researchers who studied the effect in mice. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 20, 2012 13:08 - 0 Comments

Diet may make monkeys hungry for sex

UC BERKELEY (US) — Monkeys that eat leaves from a tree with estrogen-like compounds may care less about grooming and more about sex, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2012 14:35 - 0 Comments

For hot flashes, soy is no ‘magic bullet’

UC DAVIS (US) — A new study shows that eating soy products such as soy milk and tofu does not ward off hot flashes and night sweats as women enter menopause. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 18, 2012 13:04 - 0 Comments

Girls’ diet may boost breast cancer risk later

UC DAVIS (US) — Diet and related factors early in life that are totally independent of the body’s production of the hormone estrogen can increase the risk for breast cancer, new research suggests. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2011 13:28 - 1 Comment

How estrogen turns on genes in breast cancer

USC (US) — New research has determined the key process by which estrogen, the female sex hormone, activates genes in breast cancer cells, a finding that could eventually lead to new treatments for the disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 8, 2011 9:56 - 1 Comment

Sex hormones determine finger length

U. FLORIDA (US) — Sex hormones present in early embryonic development determine finger length, a finding that scientists say may offer clues to the origin of behavior and disease. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2011 14:28 - 0 Comments

Estrogen buildup spikes blood pressure

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Long-term exposure to estrogen generates excessive levels of a compound that increases stress, ultimately causing a rise in blood pressure. (more…)

Why hormone mix raises cancer risk

MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Clues to how progesterone and estrogen interact to increase cell growth may explain why a certain form of hormone replacement therapy can increase breast cancer risk. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 17, 2010 12:07 - 0 Comments

Diaper’s dirty little secret: Estrogen

EMORY / UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Instead of blood or saliva samples, researchers now have a noninvasive way to measure an infant’s estrogen levels—data from dirty diapers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 8, 2010 12:04 - 0 Comments

Estrogen at heart of eating disorders?

MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Scientists have discovered a possible biological culprit in the development of eating disorders during puberty: a type of estrogen called estradiol. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 1, 2010 15:08 - 1 Comment

BPA in plastics raises breast cancer risk

YALE (US)—Exposure in the womb to chemicals common in plastics, including BPA, can increase an offspring’s risk of breast cancer, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 24, 2010 11:01 - 2 Comments

Estrogen’s memory boost fades with age

YALE (US)—While hormone therapy appears to enhance memory for women just entering menopause, new research suggests it is of little cognitive benefit to older women and leaves them at increased risk of breast cancer, heart disease, and stroke. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 10, 2010 12:28 - 14 Comments

BPA in plastic permanently alters uterus

YALE (US)—Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring, including alteration in their DNA, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 22, 2010 15:50 - 5 Comments

Stress hormone raises obesity risk in girls

PENN STATE (US)—Depression raises stress hormone levels in adolescents, but may also lead to obesity in girls. Researchers say early treatment of depression may help reduce stress and control obesity. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 11, 2009 12:40 - 2 Comments

Treatment too painful for some cancer patients

U. PENN (US)—Many women being treated for breast cancer stop taking a medication proven effective—even at the risk of the cancer returning—because the pain associated with it is too much to bear, researchers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 13, 2009 8:10 - 2 Comments

As estrogen wanes, heart disease looms

PENN STATE (US)—A new study on old rats by a Penn State researcher will shed light on the connection between estrogen deficiency, heart disease, and aging in women. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 6, 2009 14:34 - 0 Comments

What’s that, dear? Estrogen linked to hearing

U. ROCHESTER (US)—Scientists have discovered that the hormone estrogen plays a pivotal role in how the brain processes sounds, opening the door to new ways of treating hearing deficiencies. (more…)