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How low testosterone can affect men's health

How low testosterone can affect men's health

by Alex Osiadacz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicMillions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like ost

How low testosterone can affect men's health

by Alex Osiadacz,Mayo ClinicCredit: Mayo ClinicMillions of men live with a testosterone deficiency. If left unchecked, this treatable condition may contribute to serious health problems like ost
Mood swings, memory troubles: Minding the mental toll of menopause

Mood swings, memory troubles: Minding the mental toll of menopause

by Cara MurezMenopause and the years before it may make you feel like you're losing your mind.Some of those feelings are changes that occur naturally in this stage of life, but other factors contr

Mood swings, memory troubles: Minding the mental toll of menopause

by Cara MurezMenopause and the years before it may make you feel like you're losing your mind.Some of those feelings are changes that occur naturally in this stage of life, but other factors contr
Identified: The gene behind an unusual form of Cushing's Syndrome

Identified: The gene behind an unusual form of Cushing's Syndrome

by University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists in Montreal and Paris has succeeded in identifying the gene responsible for the development of a food-dependent form

Identified: The gene behind an unusual form of Cushing's Syndrome

by University of MontrealCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA team of scientists in Montreal and Paris has succeeded in identifying the gene responsible for the development of a food-dependent form
Study links intestinal glycan modifications to obesity and inflammation

Study links intestinal glycan modifications to obesity and inflammation

byChiba UniversityChst4–/–mice lacking GlcNAc-6-O-sulfation of the mucinO-glycans showed significant weight gain, increased intestinal inflammation, and significantly reduced immunoglobuli

Study links intestinal glycan modifications to obesity and inflammation

byChiba UniversityChst4–/–mice lacking GlcNAc-6-O-sulfation of the mucinO-glycans showed significant weight gain, increased intestinal inflammation, and significantly reduced immunoglobuli
Study reveals new insights into body salt handling

Study reveals new insights into body salt handling

by Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineProximal tubule specific Atp1a1 ablation. Scheme for generation of RPT-specific Atp1a1 knockout mouse model using a Cre/Lox approach (a). DNA g

Study reveals new insights into body salt handling

by Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of MedicineProximal tubule specific Atp1a1 ablation. Scheme for generation of RPT-specific Atp1a1 knockout mouse model using a Cre/Lox approach (a). DNA g
Low-cal vs. fasting diets: How does each affect the microbiome?

Low-cal vs. fasting diets: How does each affect the microbiome?

by Alan MozesWhen it comes to the array of different microorganisms found in the human gut, more is better: A more diverse microbiome is a healthier microbiome.Now, initial results of a small,on

Low-cal vs. fasting diets: How does each affect the microbiome?

by Alan MozesWhen it comes to the array of different microorganisms found in the human gut, more is better: A more diverse microbiome is a healthier microbiome.Now, initial results of a small,on
Metabolites may be better indicator than self-reported information for adherence to Mediterranean diet during pregnancy

Metabolites may be better indicator than self-reported information for adherence to Mediterranean diet during pregnancy

by National University of SingaporeVolcano plots showing individual metabolite associated with peri-conception and first trimester alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED) score reported at 8–13 weeks

Metabolites may be better indicator than self-reported information for adherence to Mediterranean diet during pregnancy

by National University of SingaporeVolcano plots showing individual metabolite associated with peri-conception and first trimester alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED) score reported at 8–13 weeks
High metabolism is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, finds study

High metabolism is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, finds study

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn early phase in the process of developing Alzheimer's disease is a metabolic increase in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, report

High metabolism is an early sign of Alzheimer's disease, finds study

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: CC0 Public DomainAn early phase in the process of developing Alzheimer's disease is a metabolic increase in a part of the brain called the hippocampus, report
Hormone profiling could be used to improve survival rates for breast cancer

Hormone profiling could be used to improve survival rates for breast cancer

by RCSI University of Medicine and Health SciencesSurvival analysis of a TMA of primary breast cancer stained immunohistochemically for AR (n = 844). A, Graphical representation of common cut-off poin

Hormone profiling could be used to improve survival rates for breast cancer

by RCSI University of Medicine and Health SciencesSurvival analysis of a TMA of primary breast cancer stained immunohistochemically for AR (n = 844). A, Graphical representation of common cut-off poin
Components of cytoskeleton found to strengthen effect of sex hormones

Components of cytoskeleton found to strengthen effect of sex hormones

by Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgSuper-high-resolution microscopic image of a cell that has been exposed to the sex hormone dihydrotestosterone. The androgen receptor (violet) and actin (g

Components of cytoskeleton found to strengthen effect of sex hormones

by Albert Ludwigs University of FreiburgSuper-high-resolution microscopic image of a cell that has been exposed to the sex hormone dihydrotestosterone. The androgen receptor (violet) and actin (g
Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors' disease

Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors' disease

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woma

Scurvy: Not just an 18th-century sailors' disease

byCanadian Medical Association JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainScurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woma
Black people with diabetes disproportionately affected by diabetic ketoacidosis during COVID

Black people with diabetes disproportionately affected by diabetic ketoacidosis during COVID

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack people with diabetes were more likely to develop cases of a life-threatening complication called diabetic ketoacidosis during the pa

Black people with diabetes disproportionately affected by diabetic ketoacidosis during COVID

by The Endocrine SocietyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainBlack people with diabetes were more likely to develop cases of a life-threatening complication called diabetic ketoacidosis during the pa