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Gender is a basic element that helps make up an individual's personality and sense of self. Gender dysphoria is a condition in which the patient feels that his or her gender identity is a mismatch with their actual biological sex. Biological sex and gender identity Biological sex is determined based on the appearance of the […]
A hormone that helps regulate bone mass is also produced by the heart and could be used to treat people with a dangerous heart rhythm disorder, according to new research we’ve part-funded. Until now, the hormone calcitonin was only thought to be produced by the thyroid gland, with no known effects on the heart. Now, […]
Researchers have used “omics” data containing genetic profiles of drugs to identify the hormone oxytocin as a possible treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). The study is published in Physiological Genomics. It was chosen as an APSselect article for October. Increased inflammation that leads to a “cytokine storm”—in which the […]
Birth control pills are an effective and safe form of birth control; however, they are associated with a number of side effects, including mood alterations. A recent research study from Aarhus University has shown that women who take birth control pills have a much higher level of the hormone oxytocin, also called the love hormone, […]
A new study of men and women with hypersexual disorder has revealed a possible role of the hormone oxytocin, according to results published in the journal Epigenetics. The finding could potentially open the door to treating the disorder by engineering a way to suppress its activity. Hypersexual disorder, or an overactive sex drive, is recognized […]
Epigenetic therapy with histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors is worth pursuing in hormone receptor positive advanced breast cancer, suggests a phase III trial reported today at the ESMO 2018 Congress in Munich. Endocrine therapies are the foundation of treatment for patients with hormone receptor positive breast cancer. However, resistance to endocrine therapy is common, leading to […]
Scientists have gained new insights into how the ‘master regulator’ of reproduction affects men’s brains. In a new study, scientists from Imperial College London investigated how a recently discovered hormone called kisspeptin alters brain activity in healthy volunteers. The hormone, known as the master regulator of reproduction, not only has a crucial role in sperm […]
In a new study, University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers, in collaboration with Massachusetts General Hospital, have detailed the effect of radiation exposure on the development of hormone deficiency in pediatric and young adult patients treated for brain tumors. These results, published in the Aug. 17, 2018 online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, provide […]