All Articles Tagged As: hormones
People profoundly deficient in human growth hormone (HGH) due to a genetic mutation appear to live just as long as people who make normal amounts of the hormone, a new study shows. The findings suggest that HGH may not be the "fountain of youth" that some researchers have suggested.
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Researchers have transformed cells from human skin into cells that produce insulin, the hormone used to treat diabetes.
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New Minimally Invasive Method Tested in Pigs Yields Result as Good as Bariatric Surgery
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Elderly men with higher activity of the hormone IGF-1-or insulin-growth factor 1-appear to have greater life expectancy and reduced cardiovascular risk
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Study finds that use of synthetic hormone could proliferate human tumor cells
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Researchers have shown the hormone leptin may play a larger role in burning energy in the human body than was previously thought and could hold the key to new weight loss therapies.
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Scientists know that a number of factors can affect the body's immune system: poor diet, certain steroids, chronic stress. Now researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that an appetite-controlling hormone also affects the immune system, while natural versions of certain steroids do not.
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Protein shown to be natural inhibitor of aging in fruit fly model
New testing method hints at garlic's cancer-fighting potential
New biomarkers for predicting the spread of colon cancer
Cells of aggressive leukemia hijack normal protein to grow
The sound of melanoma can help doctors find cancer
Bitter melon extract attacks breast cancer cells
Scanning for skin cancer: Infrared system looks for deadly melanoma