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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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MAY 23, 2015Neuroscience
Do you remember how nervous you were on your first date? Did you take a shot of alcohol to overcome the anxiety or did y ...Written By: Kareem HeslopMAY 07, 2015Cancer
About 2.8 percent of women will be diagnosed with endometrial cancer at some point in their lives, according to the Nati ...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 SchneiderAPR 24, 2015Cancer
Despite the majority of newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients being tested for genetic mu ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 24, 2015Plants & Animals
The female baboon, much like a Kardashian, has always been known for having a very prominent bottom. Scientists have ten ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2015Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 21, 2015Cancer
Researchers from The University of Manchester working with drug development company Evgen Pharma, have developed a new c ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 19, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Compared with other human relatives such as Neanderthals, modern Homo sapiens have particularly prominent chins. Some re ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Videos
If you've never seen it, or if you want a quick refresher, this is the TED talk on how high status gestures boost testos ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Perhaps researchers should adopt power poses to help them sort out the truth behind the transformative power of standing ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Why happiness is infectious: you can actually smell joy.
Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 10, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A test for a wide range of genetic risk factors could improve doctors' ability to work out which women are at increased ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAPR 08, 2015Cardiology
Researchers have discovered a way to stimulate muscle regrowth in the heart of a mouse, opening up prospects of new trea ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 26, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe the first set of genes importa ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 25, 2015Cardiology
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified wha ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeMAR 20, 2015Microbiology
When Tsimane men come home to their families after a day of hunting, their levels of oxytocin-the "love hormone"-go up.< ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 19, 2015Neuroscience
Bill Murray, he of the notoriously spontaneous behavior that usually delights, was asked at the premier of the film St. ...Written By: Will HectorMAR 16, 2015Neuroscience
Two groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer's disease. But whil ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 09, 2015Genetics & Genomics
Thyroid hormones have important and diverse roles in human health and regulate metabolic rate. Thyroid disease is common ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderMAR 06, 2015Neuroscience
If you walk into your local drug store and ask for a supplement to help you sleep, you might be directed to a bottle lab ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderNOV 07, 2014Health & Medicine
One in seven couples in America experiences difficulty in conceiving a child, especially those over the age of 35. A new ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 08, 2014Health & Medicine
Symptoms of thyroid problems include fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety and excessive perspiration. The th ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderOCT 01, 2014Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers. About 1 in 8 (12%) women in the U ...
MAY 23, 2015
Neuroscience
Do you remember how nervous you were on your first date? Did you take a shot of alcohol to overcome the anxiety or did y
...
Written By:
Kareem Heslop
MAY 07, 2015
Cancer
About 2.8 percent of women will be diagnosed with endometrial cancer at some point in their lives, according to the Nati
...
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
APR 24, 2015
Cancer
Despite the majority of newly diagnosed advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients being tested for genetic mu
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 24, 2015
Plants & Animals
The female baboon, much like a Kardashian, has always been known for having a very prominent bottom. Scientists have ten
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Lips are the most exposed erogenous zone, which makes kissing feel very good.
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 21, 2015
Cancer
Researchers from The University of Manchester working with drug development company Evgen Pharma, have developed a new c
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 19, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Compared with other human relatives such as Neanderthals, modern Homo sapiens have particularly prominent chins. Some re
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 16, 2015
Videos
If you've never seen it, or if you want a quick refresher, this is the TED talk on how high status gestures boost testos
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 16, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Perhaps researchers should adopt power poses to help them sort out the truth behind the transformative power of standing
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Why happiness is infectious: you can actually smell joy.
Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands ...
Scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands ...
Written By:
Robert Woodard
APR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Neuroscientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered how the powerful brain hormone oxytocin acts on individual
...
Written By:
Will Hector
APR 10, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A test for a wide range of genetic risk factors could improve doctors' ability to work out which women are at increased
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
APR 08, 2015
Cardiology
Researchers have discovered a way to stimulate muscle regrowth in the heart of a mouse, opening up prospects of new trea
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 26, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania describe the first set of genes importa
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 25, 2015
Cardiology
Working with lab animals and human heart cells, scientists from Johns Hopkins and other institutions have identified wha
...
Written By:
Judy O'Rourke
MAR 20, 2015
Microbiology
When Tsimane men come home to their families after a day of hunting, their levels of oxytocin-the "love hormone"-go up.<
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 19, 2015
Neuroscience
Bill Murray, he of the notoriously spontaneous behavior that usually delights, was asked at the premier of the film St.
...
Written By:
Will Hector
MAR 16, 2015
Neuroscience
Two groups have recently made strides with amyloid beta (aβ), the supposed main villain in Alzheimer's disease. But whil
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 09, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
Thyroid hormones have important and diverse roles in human health and regulate metabolic rate. Thyroid disease is common
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
MAR 06, 2015
Neuroscience
If you walk into your local drug store and ask for a supplement to help you sleep, you might be directed to a bottle lab
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
NOV 07, 2014
Health & Medicine
One in seven couples in America experiences difficulty in conceiving a child, especially those over the age of 35. A new
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 08, 2014
Health & Medicine
Symptoms of thyroid problems include fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety and excessive perspiration. The th
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
OCT 01, 2014
Cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among American women, except for skin cancers. About 1 in 8 (12%) women in the U
...