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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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DEC 16, 2016Cardiology
We tend to think of a pacemaker as a man made device, and piece of metal surgically implanted in a damaged heart to help ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 15, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Evolutionarily speaking, successful species are those that can procreate and pass their genetics to future generations. ...DEC 13, 2016Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 13, 2016 – Diet composition around the time of pregnancy may influence whether offsp ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)DEC 06, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The wonderfully adorable egg-laying mammal known as the platypus may hold the key to new treatments for type 2 diabetes ...DEC 05, 2016Neuroscience
While there are many health problems related to alcohol use, the stakes are even higher when teenagers drink. The brain ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimDEC 04, 2016Cardiology
Firemen and women, emergency medicine workers, and others in the medical field are often expected to work hours on end w ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 29, 2016Cancer
New recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK suggest that women preem ...NOV 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients with diabetes, managing their blood sugar levels requires constant care and vigilance. Now, researcher ...NOV 23, 2016Cancer
To study the effect of constant, chronic jet lag on health risks, scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas ...NOV 21, 2016Cancer
Scripps Florida Scientists Create Innovative Drug Design Strategy to Improve Breast Cancer TreatmentJUPITER, FL – November 21, 2016 – While there have been advances in the treatment of hormone-driven breast c ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)NOV 14, 2016Plants & Animals
Have you ever noticed how your life is a whole lot less stressful when you have a buddy nearby? Whether it’s a sig ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 03, 2016Cancer
Adding to the astonishing list of organoids engineered in the lab, researchers at Cardiff University announced the devel ...OCT 29, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
The male birth control shot is effective, researchers say. But, there’s a big caveat to this claim – researc ...OCT 25, 2016Microbiology
Researchers have known for some time that the myriad bacteria that reside in our gut - our microbiome - can communicate ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2016Cancer
More often than not, doctors have to weigh a treatment with the potential side effects and risks to the patient’s ...OCT 12, 2016Videos
It has long been thought that the brain controls every process in your body, and to an extent, this is true. On the othe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardOCT 04, 2016Cardiology
A large majority of women will experience a normal level of hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms during menopau ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 27, 2016Cardiology
Numerous studies have linked high levels of body fat to an increased risk for heart disease, and a new study takes this ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2016Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 23, 2016Plants & Animals
If you’re a little tree sapling in the middle of a forest somewhere, then you’re easy picking for animals li ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 21, 2016Immunology
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune attack on the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, called beta cells. Wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 20, 2016Cardiology
The window of safety and efficacy for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), the only FDA-approved medication ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 16, 2016Videos
Worldwide, deaths from ovarian cancer are down. In the US the rate fell 16% between 2002-2012. In the UK deaths from the ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 16, 2016
Cardiology
We tend to think of a pacemaker as a man made device, and piece of metal surgically implanted in a damaged heart to help
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 15, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Evolutionarily speaking, successful species are those that can procreate and pass their genetics to future generations.
...
DEC 13, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – December 13, 2016 – Diet composition around the time of pregnancy may influence whether offsp
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
DEC 06, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The wonderfully adorable egg-laying mammal known as the platypus may hold the key to new treatments for type 2 diabetes
...
DEC 05, 2016
Neuroscience
While there are many health problems related to alcohol use, the stakes are even higher when teenagers drink. The brain
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 04, 2016
Cardiology
Firemen and women, emergency medicine workers, and others in the medical field are often expected to work hours on end w
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 29, 2016
Cancer
New recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK suggest that women preem
...
NOV 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
For patients with diabetes, managing their blood sugar levels requires constant care and vigilance. Now, researcher
...
NOV 23, 2016
Cancer
To study the effect of constant, chronic jet lag on health risks, scientists at the Baylor College of Medicine in Texas
...
NOV 21, 2016
Cancer
Scripps Florida Scientists Create Innovative Drug Design Strategy to Improve Breast Cancer Treatment
JUPITER, FL – November 21, 2016 – While there have been advances in the treatment of hormone-driven breast c
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 14, 2016
Plants & Animals
Have you ever noticed how your life is a whole lot less stressful when you have a buddy nearby? Whether it’s a sig
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 03, 2016
Cancer
Adding to the astonishing list of organoids engineered in the lab, researchers at Cardiff University announced the devel
...
OCT 29, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
The male birth control shot is effective, researchers say. But, there’s a big caveat to this claim – researc
...
OCT 25, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers have known for some time that the myriad bacteria that reside in our gut - our microbiome - can communicate
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2016
Cancer
More often than not, doctors have to weigh a treatment with the potential side effects and risks to the patient’s
...
OCT 12, 2016
Videos
It has long been thought that the brain controls every process in your body, and to an extent, this is true. On the othe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 04, 2016
Cardiology
A large majority of women will experience a normal level of hot flashes, night sweats, and other symptoms during menopau
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2016
Cardiology
Numerous studies have linked high levels of body fat to an increased risk for heart disease, and a new study takes this
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2016
Earth & The Environment
Some call it the wood-wide web. Officially, it is known as the mycorrhizal network. And what is it actually? A vast inte
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 23, 2016
Plants & Animals
If you’re a little tree sapling in the middle of a forest somewhere, then you’re easy picking for animals li
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 21, 2016
Immunology
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune attack on the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, called beta cells. Wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 20, 2016
Cardiology
The window of safety and efficacy for administering tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), the only FDA-approved medication
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2016
Videos
Worldwide, deaths from ovarian cancer are down. In the US the rate fell 16% between 2002-2012. In the UK deaths from the
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim