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Levels of hormones can predict, detect bone loss in premenopausal women: S
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Los Angeles (California) [US], April 13 (ANI): According to a new study, physicians will be able to determine if menopause-related bone loss is already in progress or about to begin by measuring the level of a hormone called anti-Mullerian that declines as women approach their final menstrua
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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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Oestrogen may be linked to woman's risk of developing dementia: Study
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 6 (ANI): A new study led by the George Institute for Global Health 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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Altruistic behaviour in empathetic people reduces due to stress hormone: S
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 23 (ANI): The findings of recent research suggest that the stress hormone cortisol reduces altruistic behaviour and alters activity in brain regions linked to social decision making. However, this happens only in people who are better at imagining others' mental states
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Stress response to exercise that occurs after lactate threshold can be sur
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Tsukuba [Japan], March 14 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have found that physiological stress response to moderate-intensity exercise that occurs after the lactate threshold can be surpassed.
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Study finds new evidence that women are more susceptible to Alzheimer's Di
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Shenzhen [China], March 3 (ANI): Epidemiological studies have earlier shown that women are twice as likely as men to develop Alzheimer's disease (AD), but the cause of this phenomenon has been unclear. But a recent study may now have answers for this.
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Elliot Page 'horrified' after Texas officials declare trans health care fo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 25 (ANI): Elliot Page, who came out as transgender in 2020, has spoken out to help protect the rights of trans youth in Texas.
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Oestrogen levels linked to COVID-19 death risk in older women, suggests st
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], February 15 (ANI): Oestrogen is a category of sex hormone responsible for the development and regulation of the female reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics. Recent research has suggested that an older woman's oestrogen levels may be linked to her chances of dyin
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Hormone in brain senses isolation and drives contact-seeking behaviour, fi
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Wako [Japan], February 8 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic made everyone well versed with the feelings of loneliness, or perceived social isolation. This was also a major stress for those who socialized a lot and increased the risk of various mental and physical health issues such as depression,
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Widely-used hormone drug linked to increased risk of benign brain tumour a
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bristol [UK], February 5 (ANI): A recent study has found that high doses of a widely-used drug used in the hormonal treatment of conditions like excessive hair growth, early puberty, prostate cancer, are linked to an increased risk of meningioma -- the most common type of benign brain tumour
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Even dim light before bedtime could disrupt a preschooler's sleep: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colorado [US], January 29 (ANI): Researchers have found that exposure to even dim light can prompt the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin to plummet in preschoolers in the hour before bedtime, disturbing their sleep.
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Study finds even dim light before going to bed may disrupt a preschooler's
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Colorado [US], January 28 (ANI): A new study has found that even a little exposure to light can prompt the necessary sleep-promoting hormone melatonin to plummet in preschoolers in the hour before bedtime, potentially disrupting their sleep.
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