News tagged with growth hormone
Laughter remains good medicine
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 17, 2009 |
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The connection between the body, mind and spirit has been the subject of conventional scientific inquiry for some 20 years. The notion that psychosocial and societal considerations have a role in maintaining health and preventing ...
Does growth hormone drug slow Alzheimer's disease?
Nov 17, 2008 |
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A new study shows that a drug that increases the release of growth hormone failed to slow the rate of progression of Alzheimer's disease in humans. The new research is published in the November 18, 2008, print issue of Neurology, the me ...
Inhaled growth hormone safe for children deficient in this key protein
Jun 26, 2009 |
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A multi-center clinical trial led by a Riley Hospital for Children endocrinologist has found that inhaled growth hormone (GH) is well tolerated by children with GH deficiency and that this easy-to-use method ...
An anti-frailty pill for seniors?
Nov 04, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System report that a daily single oral dose of an investigational drug, MK-677, increased muscle mass in the arms and legs of healthy older adults without serious side effects, ...
Gene's newly explained effect on height may change tumor disorder treatment
Aug 11, 2008 |
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A mutation that causes a childhood tumor syndrome also impairs growth hormone secretion, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.
Growth Hormone Stimulator May Help Combat Frailty in Older Adults
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An investigational drug that stimulates the body to produce more growth hormone improves lean muscle mass and physical function in older adults, potentially helping to combat frailty, according to researchers ...
Adult survivors of childhood leukemia have lower bone mineral density, study finds
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Men who survived childhood leukemia treatment into adulthood were more likely to have low bone mineral density than other adults their age, putting them at risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures, according to a new study.
Hormone therapy helps short children grow up
Nov 06, 2008 |
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Growth hormone treatment may significantly increase final height in children diagnosed with short stature, even in cases where the child is not growth hormone deficient, according to a new study accepted for publication in ...
Growth hormone reduces abdominal fat, cardiovascular risk in HIV patients on antiviral therapy
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 03, 2008 |
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Low-dose growth hormone treatment reduced abdominal fat deposits and improved blood pressure and triglyceride levels in a group of patients with HIV lipodystrophy, a condition involving the redistribution of fat and other ...
Growth hormone's link to starvation may be clue to increasing life span
Jun 28, 2008 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that starvation blocks the effects of growth hormone via a mechanism that may have implications in treating diabetes and extending life span.
Starvation hormone makes for small mice
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Chronically high levels of a recently discovered starvation hormone markedly stunt the growth of mice, reveals a new study in the July issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press. The liver-produced hormone known ...
