News tagged with mammary glands

BPA exposure in utero may increase predisposition to breast cancer

A recent study accepted for publication in Molecular Endocrinology, a journal of The Endocrine Society, found that perinatal exposure to environmentally relevant doses of bisphenol A (BPA) alters long-term hormone respon ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists call for safety testing of chemicals to include prenatal exposures

A review published online June 22 ahead of print in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) reports the conclusions of an international workshop on ways to improve chemicals safety testing for ef ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mammary gland development of blueberry-fed lab animals studied

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded studies of mammary gland development in laboratory rats fed blueberries or other foods of interest may aid breast cancer research.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New cell death mechanism has implications for breast cancer treatments

(PhysOrg.com) -- A novel mechanism of cell death that occurs in mammalian organisms has been revealed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MicroRNA controls mammary gland development in mice

Hormones, growth factors and several proteins ensure that development occurs in the right way, at the right time. The components that cause breast development in mammals, for example, were thought to be largely ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research team identifies new mechanism with suspected role in cancer

If women had no prolactin receptors on cells in their mammary glands, they would not produce milk when they were nursing. Prolactin receptors are also found in other organs including the lung and the colon. The only problem ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Basal-like' breast cancer does not originate from basal stem cells

New research uncovers a case of mistaken identity that may have a significant impact on future breast cancer prevention and treatment strategies. The study, published by Cell Press in the September 3rd issue of the journal ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High-fat diet during puberty linked to breast cancer risk later in life

Girls eating a high-fat diet during puberty, even those who do not become overweight or obese, may be at a greater risk of developing breast cancer later in life, according to Michigan State University researchers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study takes novel approach to understanding pituitary function

A Florida State University biologist and mathematician have joined forces to find out exactly how the brain oversees the secretion of the hormone prolactin from the pituitary gland, research that could lead ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Breast Milk Protein Linked to Poorer Breast Cancer Survival in Younger Women

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a study that sheds light on why breast cancer may be deadlier for premenopausal women, a Yale School of Medicine team has linked breast cancer survival with levels of a transport protein that regulates ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 31, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PPAR-g agonists have potential therapeutic role in gastric carcinoma?

Recently, the potential of PPAR-γ as a target for the prevention and treatment of cancer has been widely studied. However, the potential therapeutic role of PPAR-γ agonists has been questioned, based on contradictory ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Progesterone leads to inflammation

Scientists at Michigan State University have found exposure to the hormone progesterone activates genes that trigger inflammation in the mammary gland.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Asian spice could reduce breast cancer risk in women exposed to hormone replacement therapy

Previous studies have found that postmenopausal women who have taken a combined estrogen and progestin hormone replacement therapy have increased their risk of developing progestin-accelerated breast tumors. Now, University ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dioxins in food chain linked to breastfeeding ills

Exposure to dioxins during pregnancy harms the cells in rapidly-changing breast tissue, which may explain why some women have trouble breastfeeding or don't produce enough milk, according to a University of Rochester Medical ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BPA chemical leaches from plastic drinking bottles into people

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles, the popular, hard-plastic drinking bottles and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 9


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