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New Role Discovered for Molecule Important in Development of Endocrine System
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For years researchers have been searching for a way to treat diabetics by reactivating their insulin-producing beta cells, to no avail. Now, they may be one step closer. A protein, whose role ...
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Vitamin D tied to muscle power in adolescent girls
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Vitamin D is significantly associated with muscle power and force in adolescent girls, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
Common herbicide disrupts human hormone activity in cell studies
May 07, 2008 |
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A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human cells, scientists from the University of California San Francisco ...
HIV patients at greater risk for bone fractures
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 28, 2008 |
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HIV-infected patients have a higher prevalence of fractures than non HIV-infected patients, across both genders and critical fracture sites according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...
Widespread occurrence of intersex bass found in US Rivers
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Intersex in smallmouth and largemouth basses is widespread in numerous river basins throughout the United States is the major finding of the most comprehensive and large-scale evaluation of the condition, ...
Pesticides found in tobacco smoke
Apr 18, 2006 |
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Colorado chemists have discovered for the first time government-approved pesticides are present at dangerous levels in tobacco smoke.
Programmed for obesity
Feb 17, 2007 |
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Obesity is generally discussed in terms of caloric intake (how much a person eats) and energy output (how much a person exercises). However, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia scientist, environmental chemicals ...
Overweight in adolescence gives increased mortality rate
May 20, 2008 |
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People who were already overweight in adolescence (14-19 years old) have an increased mortality rate from a range of chronic diseases as adults; endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, colon ...
Hot liquids release potentially harmful chemicals in polycarbonate plastic bottles
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Jan 30, 2008 |
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When it comes to Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure from polycarbonate plastic bottles, it’s not whether the container is new or old but the liquid’s temperature that has the most impact on how much BPA is released, ...
Weight at birth tied to heart disease and diabetes risk in adulthood
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Lower weight at birth may increase inflammatory processes in adulthood, which are associated with chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...
Biologists link calorie restriction, endocrine function in worm longevity
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Jun 18, 2007 |
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The link between calorie restriction and a longer, healthier life may lie in the head, not in the gut, MIT biologists report.
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