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Contraceptive pills may affect fear-regulating brain areas in women
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Oral contraceptives are used by more than 150 million women globally. The most prevalent variety is combined OCs (COCs), which are comprised of synthetic hormones. Sex hormones have been shown to influence the brain network involved in fear processing.
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Study sheds light on breast cancer survivors, medication
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Treatment for over 80 per cent of breast cancer survivors does not end with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Instead, doctors advise them to take medication to inhibit sex hormones, which can fuel tumour growth and cause recurrence, for the next five to ten years.
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Research explains why women get more migraines
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Research published today reveals a potential mechanism for migraine causation which could explain why women get more migraines than men. The study, in Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, suggests that sex hormones affect cells around the trigeminal nerve and connected blood vessels in the he
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Study finds male sex hormones as new target for cancer immunotherapy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Columbus [Ohio], April 20 (ANI): A new study has examined the differences in intratumoral immune responses between male and female cancers of non-reproductive origin.
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Migraine three times more common in women: Study
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 30 (ANI): According to a recent study, women bear a significant amount of the migraine burden due to the higher prevalence of estrogen and other sex hormones.
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Study finds reason why women get more migraines
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 14 (ANI): According to a study, estrogen and other sex hormones could be responsible for the higher prevalence of migraine in women.
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How female hormones are linked to asthma
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 16 (ANI): Variation in female sex hormones could be linked to the development of allergies and asthma, according to experts.
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Male hormone can turn back biological clock
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Jul 26 (ANI): A new study has found that sex hormones can reverse ageing by stimulating production of an enzyme naturally found in the human organism, Telomerase, which is the closest of all known substances to a "cellular elixir of youth."
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