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Genetic contribution to distractibility helps explain procrastination

Wouldn’t it be nice to blame your genes for your procrastination? Now, using a combination of questionnaires and genetic testing, German researchers have found that with increasing dopamine in the brain, women tended to show greater tendencies to procrastinate.

14 Jul 2019

Review provides new recommendations to manage menopausal symptoms after breast cancer

A large proportion of the world's estimated 9.3 million breast cancer survivors experience menopausal symptoms or clinical manifestations of estrogen deficiency.

10 Jul 2019

Study finds new cancer driver which is fast, furious and loud

The Fast and the Furious movie franchise meets the Fast N' Loud television series to define an oncogene that drives 35% of prostate cancers.

27 Jun 2019

Smartphone's camera could help perform non-clinical diagnostic testing in rural areas

A Simon Fraser University researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive health using a common tool in their pockets: a smartphone.

27 Jun 2019

Study offers new clues to autism's underlying biology

Over the past decade, autism spectrum disorder has been linked to mutations in a variety of genes, explaining up to 30 percent of all cases to date.

21 Jun 2019

Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors at greater risk for developing heart disease

Thanks to advanced medical treatments, women diagnosed with breast cancer today will likely survive the disease.

19 Jun 2019

Study uncovers potential new way to prevent common pregnancy-related complications

About 1 in 10 pregnant women experience placenta abnormalities that lead to life-threatening preeclampsia (hypertension), preterm labor and fetal growth problems, but finding effective treatments to effectively prevent or reverse these conditions has so far been elusive.

19 Jun 2019

First clinical test could enable personalized prognosis for triple-negative breast cancer patients

A personalized prognosis for patients diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer was the goal of a new study by Katherine Varley, PhD, researcher at Huntsman Cancer Institute and assistant professor of oncological sciences at the University of Utah.

13 Jun 2019

Vitamin D and estrogen can prevent heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in women

Vitamin D and estrogen have already shown well-documented results in improving bone health in women.

12 Jun 2019

Unhealthy gut microbiome may make breast cancers more aggressive finds study

A new study from the researchers at the University of Virginia Cancer Center connects an unhealthy gut microbiome with breast cancer that can become invasive and spread to other organs faster. The results of the study were published in the latest issue of the journal Cancer Research.

10 Jun 2019

Elevated estrogen levels associated with more severe disease in scleroderma

Estrogen is the quintessentially female hormone. It is surprising, then, that a Medical University of South Carolina study found that a type of estrogen, estradiol, was more abundant in older men with scleroderma than in postmenopausal women with the disease.

6 Jun 2019

Targeted breast cancer therapy shows 'encouraging' results

Researchers have developed a targeted therapy that may significantly increase the survival of pre-menopausal women with advanced breast cancer

3 Jun 2019

Researchers unveil clues into how breast cancer cells spread around the body

Researchers have unveiled clues into how breast cancer cells spread around the body.

31 May 2019

Study reveals hidden changes that happen to female heart during perimenopause

It's known the female heart changes after menopause, but a new University of Guelph study is the first to reveal hidden changes that are happening during perimenopause- the stage before menopause sets in.

23 May 2019

Brazilian researchers develop new strategy to starve triple negative breast cancer cells

A team of Brazilian researchers has developed a strategy that slows the growth of triple negative breast cancer cells by cutting them off from two major food sources.

13 May 2019

Jefferson researcher discovers a population of bone cells that subdues cancer

In breast cancer, there are cases of women and men whose cancer returns in their bones 20-30 years after they were treated for their primary disease and thought they were cancer-free.

13 May 2019

UT Southwestern study suggests why UTIs have high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women

A UT Southwestern study suggests why urinary tract infections have such a high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women - several species of bacteria can invade the bladder walls.

12 May 2019

Researchers unravel the biology of how obesity promotes triple-negative breast cancer

Smoking has long been the biggest cause of cancer in the United States, but obesity, now the second leading cause, has been gaining ground.

7 May 2019

Oral contraceptives may reduce risk of ACL tears in women

Oral contraceptives may lower the risk of anterior cruciate ligament tears in women, according to a large observational study involving over 165,000 female patients (aged 15-49), published in The Physician and Sports medicine journal.

30 Apr 2019

Multigene test helps doctors to make effective treatment decisions for breast cancer patients

A breast cancer test has been found that helps doctors make treatment decisions for some breast cancer patients, following research carried out at Queen Mary University of London and funded by Cancer Research UK.

30 Apr 2019

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Latest Estrogen News and Research

Genetic contribution to distractibility helps explain procrastination

Review provides new recommendations to manage menopausal symptoms after breast cancer

Study finds new cancer driver which is fast, furious and loud

Smartphone's camera could help perform non-clinical diagnostic testing in rural areas

Study offers new clues to autism's underlying biology

Postmenopausal breast cancer survivors at greater risk for developing heart disease

Study uncovers potential new way to prevent common pregnancy-related complications

First clinical test could enable personalized prognosis for triple-negative breast cancer patients

Vitamin D and estrogen can prevent heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in women

Unhealthy gut microbiome may make breast cancers more aggressive finds study

Elevated estrogen levels associated with more severe disease in scleroderma

Targeted breast cancer therapy shows 'encouraging' results

Researchers unveil clues into how breast cancer cells spread around the body

Study reveals hidden changes that happen to female heart during perimenopause

Brazilian researchers develop new strategy to starve triple negative breast cancer cells

Jefferson researcher discovers a population of bone cells that subdues cancer

UT Southwestern study suggests why UTIs have high recurrence rate in postmenopausal women

Researchers unravel the biology of how obesity promotes triple-negative breast cancer

Oral contraceptives may reduce risk of ACL tears in women

Multigene test helps doctors to make effective treatment decisions for breast cancer patients

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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