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Hormone
A hormone is a chemical substance that controls and regulates cell or organ activity. They are produced in the body and are fundamental to daily activities such as digestion, metabolism, and growth.
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OCT 13, 2020Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 12, 2020Neuroscience
Oxytocin has gained its reputation as the 'love hormone' for its role in regulating prosocial behaviors like emp ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 05, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 01, 2020Health & Medicine
A growing number of women may be using cannabis for managing menopause symptoms, evidence from the Midlife Women V ...Written By: Angela DowdenSEP 30, 2020Cancer
While few people actually enjoy reading product labels and ingredients, a new study from Silent Spring Institute suggest ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 29, 2020Cancer
Research from a team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that bacteria in ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 27, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is term that describes a gut disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or c ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 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 LeitchSEP 17, 2020Health & Medicine
Researchers may have found a way to identify the COVID-19 patients that will need targeted therapies the most.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Most humans carry the same genes in their genome, but how are genes expressed differently in men and women?Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 11, 2020Immunology
P53 is an infamous process gene at the core of the development of tumors. When P53 functional, it pau ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaSEP 10, 2020Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2020Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 08, 2020Neuroscience
Findings from a new study suggest that people with autoimmune inflammation in their thyroid may be more likely to develo ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 06, 2020Cancer
Research published in The Journal of Urology offers an alternative to invasive prostate cancer treatments like surg ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 03, 2020Cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal is the largest of its kind to look at the link between hair dy ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 01, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 01, 2020Plants & Animals
Humans use cannabidiol (CBD) for its array of health benefits, and household pets even benefit from CBD treatments in sp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetSEP 01, 2020Cancer
New research published in the international journal npj Precision Oncology reports that honeybee venom is capa ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 27, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Some animals don't need a new wardrobe to change with the seasons, and scientists have now learned more about how they d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 24, 2020Neuroscience
In a historic feat, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has raised $30 million to complete ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 18, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2020
Clinical & Molecular DX
Glucagon is a hormone that prevents blood glucose levels from dropping too low by stimulating the liver to convert store
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 12, 2020
Neuroscience
Oxytocin has gained its reputation as the 'love hormone' for its role in regulating prosocial behaviors like emp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 05, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Depression is a common mental illness, and stress is known to be an environmental influence that can increase the risk o
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many drugs can have a wide range of impacts on the patients that take them; doctors often have to adjust a person's dosa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 01, 2020
Health & Medicine
A growing number of women may be using cannabis for managing menopause symptoms, evidence from the Midlife Women V
...
Written By:
Angela Dowden
SEP 30, 2020
Cancer
While few people actually enjoy reading product labels and ingredients, a new study from Silent Spring Institute suggest
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 29, 2020
Cancer
Research from a team of scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University suggests that bacteria in
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 27, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is term that describes a gut disorder that causes abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea or c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
SEP 17, 2020
Health & Medicine
Researchers may have found a way to identify the COVID-19 patients that will need targeted therapies the most.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Most humans carry the same genes in their genome, but how are genes expressed differently in men and women?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 11, 2020
Immunology
P53 is an infamous process gene at the core of the development of tumors. When P53 functional, it pau
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
SEP 10, 2020
Cancer
A new drug developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield hopes to improve life expectancy and quality of life
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2020
Cancer
New research from biochemists at the University of Alberta has identified a protein that triggers the growth of aggressi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 08, 2020
Neuroscience
Findings from a new study suggest that people with autoimmune inflammation in their thyroid may be more likely to develo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 06, 2020
Cancer
Research published in The Journal of Urology offers an alternative to invasive prostate cancer treatments like surg
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 03, 2020
Cancer
A new study published in the British Medical Journal is the largest of its kind to look at the link between hair dy
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 01, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Women tend to get Alzheimer's more than men, but the female genome gives them some protection from the worst aspects of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 01, 2020
Plants & Animals
Humans use cannabidiol (CBD) for its array of health benefits, and household pets even benefit from CBD treatments in sp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
SEP 01, 2020
Cancer
New research published in the international journal npj Precision Oncology reports that honeybee venom is capa
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 27, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Some animals don't need a new wardrobe to change with the seasons, and scientists have now learned more about how they d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 24, 2020
Neuroscience
In a historic feat, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has raised $30 million to complete
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 18, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have found a cluster of genes that plays a role in the development of an autism subtype. The genes are involv
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch