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Nicotine dose in one cigarette blocks estrogen production in women's brain
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], October 17 (ANI): The amount of nicotine in one cigarette inhibits women's brains from producing estrogen. This may explain a variety of behavioural differences in smokers, including the reason why women have a higher resistance to quitting than males. The ECNP Congress in
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Study finds breast cancer recurrence not caused by hormone replacement tre
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 20 (ANI): Despite concerns from some academics and doctors, a recent study at Oxford University reveals no link between menopausal hormone treatment for breast cancer survivors and breast cancer recurrence.
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Study finds hormones in postmenopausal women linked with sleep apnea, snor
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): According to a new study, middle-aged women with low levels of estrogen and progesterone are more likely to snore and to report symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea.
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Study: Oestrogen associated with woman's risk of developing dementia
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 9 (ANI): A recent research led by the George Institute for Global Health scientist has found that life events that influence levels of the female hormone oestrogen may be linked to a woman's risk of developing dementia in later life.
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Study reveals bilateral oophorectomy may increase a woman's risk for demen
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 2 (ANI): A new research has found that removing the ovaries in a woman may cause an increased risk of dementia with bilateral oophorectomy.
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Study identifies estrogen-regulated brain circuit that helps women control
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): A team of researchers has looked into estrogen interactions with specific brain regions that provide anti-obesity benefits in women.
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Greater exposure to estrogen for women may protect from Alzheimer's diseas
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): A new study has found that greater cumulative exposure to estrogen in life can protect women from Alzheimer's disease.
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Study asserts blood enzyme activity level may indicate which breast cancer
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 18 (ANI): Patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who have low activity levels of the enzyme sTK1 in their blood serum at the start of anti-estrogen treatment live longer and go longer without their disease progressing than patients with hi
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Blood enzyme activity level may indicate which breast cancers are slow-gro
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): Researchers with the SWOG Cancer Research Network have found that patients with metastatic hormone receptor-positive breast cancer who have low activity levels of the enzyme sTK1 in their blood serum at the start of anti-estrogen treatment live longer and
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Risk of breast cancer increases by chemicals found in consumer products
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 24 (ANI): Common chemicals including ingredients in consumer products, pesticides, food additives, and drinking water contaminants cause cells in breast tissue to produce more of the hormones estrogen or progesterone, leading to an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Chemicals found in consumer products could increase breast cancer risk: St
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 21 (ANI): A new study has shown that several common chemicals, including pesticides, ingredients in consumer products, food additives, and drinking water contaminants, could increase the risk of breast cancer by causing cells in breast tissue to produce more of the horm
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Study finds potential mechanism underlying loss of muscle mass during meno
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], February 21 (ANI): Estrogen deficiency alters the microRNA signalling in skeletal muscle, which may activate signalling cascades leading to loss of muscle mass, suggest the findings of a study conducted in collaboration between the universities of Minnesota (USA) and Jyva
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