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Scientists find clue to human brain evolution in finger length: Study
Updated : 1 month ago IST
Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of the index and ring fingers, a marker of prenatal exposure to oestrogen and testosterone, researchers found that higher
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Long-term benefit from anti-hormonal treatment is influenced by menopausal
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
"Younger women generally have a higher risk of recurrence than older postmenopausal women, but most studies on anti-hormonal therapy have mainly included postmenopausal women. We therefore wanted to compare the long-term benefit from the treatment in both groups," says Linda Lindstrom, assoc
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Research shows how oestrogen protects against fatty liver
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New research from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet demonstrates how oestrogen protects against MASLD, a fatty liver disease that has developed rapidly during the obesity epidemic. The study, published in the journal Molecular Systems Biology, demonstrates how a new medicine under development c
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Researchers find neurons linked to chronic stress
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A set of nerve cells in the mouse brain have been shown to play a role in the development of unpleasant emotional states and long-term stress, according to researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institutet. The neurons, which have been mapped using a variety of cutting-edge methods, also include
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Study finds women taking oral estrogen hormones have increased risk of hig
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to research, women aged 45 and more who used oestrogen hormone treatment in tablet form were more likely to develop high blood pressure than those who used transdermal (topically applied to the skin) or vaginal formulations.
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Researchers reveal how lifetime exposure to estrogen affect stroke risk
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A recent study found that those with a lower risk of stroke may have been exposed to higher oestrogen overall. It has been demonstrated that the risk of ischemic stroke and intracerebral haemorrhage has decreased.
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Researchers find out whether turmeric can help in breast cancer treatment
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Approximately 70 per cent of breast cancer cases are hormonally driven, and treatment involves oral oestrogen blockers. However, the medications can induce joint pain, which is why many women stop taking them, placing them at an increased risk of relapse.
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Researchers find how women burn fat even after menopause
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
It is believed that women's capacity to utilise fat as a fuel is compromised by the oestrogen deficit that results from menopause. According to a study done at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyvaskyla, neither menopausal status nor blood oestrogen levels reliab
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Study finds specific bacteria in bladder that makes women more prone to
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered certain bacteria in the bladder that may identify which postmenopausal women are more prone to recurring urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they discovered that oestrogen may contribute to lowering that vulnerability.
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Study discover how breast cancer cells lose their ER expression
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Texas [US], October 22 (ANI): Study revealed that one-fourth of recurrent oestrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers lack ER expression, they are resistant to endocrine treatment and can grow uncontrollably.
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Researchers discover why breast cancer cells defy treatment
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Texas [US], October 18 (ANI): The loss of ER expression in about one-fourth of recurrent oestrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer makes them immune to endocrine therapy and able to spread unchecked.
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In young women, combined oral contraceptives don't raise risk of macromast
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Philadelphia [US], September 29 (ANI): A study published in the October issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, found that combined oral contraceptives (COCs) containing both oestrogen and progestin do not contrib
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