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Androgen Receptor
Androgen receptors are DNA-binding transcription factors activated by androgenic hormones. Genes regulated by these receptors are mainly responsible for the development of the male phenotype.
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APR 23, 2025Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and we are starting to learn more about the exact mechani ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 28, 2023Cancer
Work presented at this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting included data from a pha ...Written By: Katie KokolusJUL 25, 2023Cancer
Steroidogenesis, the biological process by which the body generates steroid hormones, facilitates the production of andr ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAR 21, 2022Cancer
Like all cancers, prostate cancer has many classifications and subtypes. One such type is metastatic, hormone-sensitive ...Written By: Katie KokolusFEB 04, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
High doses of cyproterone acetate, sold under the brand name ‘Androcur’, a commonly-prescribed hormone drug, ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 20, 2022Cancer
According to 2021 estimates, prostate cancer will account for more than a quarter of the cancer diagnoses and over 10% o ...Written By: Katie KokolusMAY 28, 2021Cancer
A study published recently in EMBO Molecular Medicine considers the biological impacts of progestins from hormonal contr ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2021Cancer
Research published recently in Nature Communications looks into the role that circadian rhythms play on prostate cancer ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 06, 2021Immunology
For prostate cancer patients, androgen deprivation therapy or ADT is a standard treatment aimed at stalling the growth o ...Written By: Tara FernandesDEC 31, 2020Cancer
A new study published in the journal Cancer considers the impact of inflammation on prostate cancer patients underg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 21, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why some autoimmune or immune-related diseases are more common in women, who are more likely t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 30, 2019Health & Medicine
New research linking high levels of estrogen hormones in the womb and the likelihood of autism development was published ...Written By: Tiffany DazetJUN 10, 2019Drug Discovery & Development
In patients with non-metastatic breast cancer, treated with aromatase inhibitors, tart cherry was found to reduce the mu ...Written By: Nouran AminMAY 24, 2019Cancer
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer. Although the standard ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 31, 2018Cancer
Researchers at the Mount Sinai hospital identified for the first time a protein marker that could indicate whether breas ...Written By: Heba El-wassefSEP 20, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Not all liquids mix, like oil and water; the phenomenon is called liquid-liquid phase separation. We're learning more ab ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 10, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 11, 2017Cancer
Men with prostate cancer need not waste precious time on drugs that may not work out for them. In studying the treatment ...SEP 17, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) affects nearly half of all men aged 51 - 60 and 90 percent of men older than 80 years ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2016Cancer
Prostate cancer represents a huge health risk for half the world’s population, as it is the most common form of ca ...OCT 12, 2015Cancer
According to research published this month in Scientific Reports, specific types of migraines may be associated with the ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 20, 2015Cancer
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps many men to live longer. The therapy can reduce or block the production of and ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 29, 2015Cancer
A new study led by Dr. David Lam has discovered the trigger behind the most severe forms of cancer pain. Released in top ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
APR 23, 2025
Microbiology
There are trillions of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, and we are starting to learn more about the exact mechani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 28, 2023
Cancer
Work presented at this year’s American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting included data from a pha
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JUL 25, 2023
Cancer
Steroidogenesis, the biological process by which the body generates steroid hormones, facilitates the production of andr
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAR 21, 2022
Cancer
Like all cancers, prostate cancer has many classifications and subtypes. One such type is metastatic, hormone-sensitive
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
FEB 04, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
High doses of cyproterone acetate, sold under the brand name ‘Androcur’, a commonly-prescribed hormone drug,
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 20, 2022
Cancer
According to 2021 estimates, prostate cancer will account for more than a quarter of the cancer diagnoses and over 10% o
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
MAY 28, 2021
Cancer
A study published recently in EMBO Molecular Medicine considers the biological impacts of progestins from hormonal contr
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2021
Cancer
Research published recently in Nature Communications looks into the role that circadian rhythms play on prostate cancer
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 06, 2021
Immunology
For prostate cancer patients, androgen deprivation therapy or ADT is a standard treatment aimed at stalling the growth o
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 31, 2020
Cancer
A new study published in the journal Cancer considers the impact of inflammation on prostate cancer patients underg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 21, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work may help explain why some autoimmune or immune-related diseases are more common in women, who are more likely t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 30, 2019
Health & Medicine
New research linking high levels of estrogen hormones in the womb and the likelihood of autism development was published
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
JUN 10, 2019
Drug Discovery & Development
In patients with non-metastatic breast cancer, treated with aromatase inhibitors, tart cherry was found to reduce the mu
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
MAY 24, 2019
Cancer
Castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is a particularly aggressive form of prostate cancer. Although the standard
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 31, 2018
Cancer
Researchers at the Mount Sinai hospital identified for the first time a protein marker that could indicate whether breas
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
SEP 20, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Not all liquids mix, like oil and water; the phenomenon is called liquid-liquid phase separation. We're learning more ab
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 10, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Obese women are at higher risk for breast cancer; new work has investigated why that is.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 11, 2017
Cancer
Men with prostate cancer need not waste precious time on drugs that may not work out for them. In studying the treatment
...
SEP 17, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) affects nearly half of all men aged 51 - 60 and 90 percent of men older than 80 years
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2016
Cancer
Prostate cancer represents a huge health risk for half the world’s population, as it is the most common form of ca
...
OCT 12, 2015
Cancer
According to research published this month in Scientific Reports, specific types of migraines may be associated with the
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 20, 2015
Cancer
Hormone therapy for prostate cancer helps many men to live longer. The therapy can reduce or block the production of and
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 29, 2015
Cancer
A new study led by Dr. David Lam has discovered the trigger behind the most severe forms of cancer pain. Released in top
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider