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Low oxygen in coastal waters impairs fish reproduction
Low oxygen levels in coastal waters interfere with fish reproduction by disrupting the fishes' hormones, a marine scientist from The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute has found.   view more (2007-08-29)

Common pesticide may reduce fertility in women
Methoxychlor (MXC), a common insect pesticide used on food crops, may interfere with proper development and function of the reproductive tract, leading to reduced fertility in women, researchers at Yale School of Medicine write in the August issue of Endocrinology.   view more (2005-09-13)

Tiny zebras at your service
Before new pesticides can be approved, their environmental impact must be assessed. Due to the complexity of ecological systems, researchers require simple yet representative laboratory models. Among vertebrates, schools of zebra fish are especially suitable. --- Studying the ways substances affect living organisms in their environment is the job... view more... (2004-02-03)

Study sheds new light on link between obesity and infertility
Obese women have alterations in their ovaries which might be responsible for an egg's inability to make an embryo, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).   view more (2009-03-03)

Swedish researchers link endometriosis with increased risk of some cancers
Madrid, Spain: Women with endometriosis have an increased risk of developing ovarian cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, endocrine and brain cancers, a Swedish researcher told the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday 2 July). However, Dr Anna-Sofia Berglund said that since these were relatively... view more... (2003-06-29)

Dartmouth researchers find that low doses of arsenic have broad impact on hormone activity
Dartmouth Medical School investigators are learning more about how low doses of arsenic, such as the levels found in drinking water in many areas of the United States, affect human physiology.   view more (2006-12-05)

Benefits Outweigh Burden Of Chemotherapy After Breast Cancer (P 277)
The benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer outweigh its side-effects, especially for younger women, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Previous randomised trials have shown that prolonged chemotherapy for breast cancer substantially reduces the risk of disease relapse and death compared with no... view more... (2001-07-25)

Widespread Occurrence of Intersex Bass Found in U.S. Rivers
Intersex in smallmouth and largemouth basses is widespread in numerous river basins throughout the United States is the major finding of the most comprehensive and large-scale evaluation of the condition, according to U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research published online in Aquatic Toxicology.   view more (2009-09-15)

Stress relief for bullies
At last! An excuse for those of us who take our work-related stress out on our family. Dr. Øyvind Øverli of the University of Oslo has discovered that dominant rainbow trout reduce their stress levels by venting their frustration on socially subordinate animals. Presenting his results at the annual SEB meeting in Edinburgh (29th March - 2nd... view more... (2004-03-24)

Natural hormone offers hope for treatment of the metabolic syndrome
Angiotensin 1-7, a hormone in the body that has cardiovascular benefits, improves the metabolic syndrome in rats, according to a new study. The results will be presented Wednesday at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.   view more (2009-06-10)

Benefits of testosterone treatment unknown, research shows
Little research exists demonstrating that testosterone is both safe from the cardiovascular standpoint and effective to treat sexual dysfunction, reveal Mayo Clinic researchers in two new studies.   view more (2007-01-10)

Balancing hormones may help prevent preterm births
The relationship between two different types of estrogen and a hormone produced in the placenta may serve as the mechanism for signaling labor, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).   view more (2009-04-01)

Endothelin-1 inhibitors in chronic pancreatitis
Fibrosis is a key feature of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. The extensive deposition of extracellular matrix proteins fosters the development of an exocrine and endocrine organ insufficiency, and accelerates progression of the tumour.   view more (2009-09-17)

Plastics suspect in lobster illness
The search for what causes a debilitating shell disease affecting lobsters from Long Island Sound to Maine has led one Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) visiting scientist to suspect environmental alkyphenols, formed primarily by the breakdown of hard transparent plastics.   view more (2008-08-15)

Stem cell success points to way to regenerate parathyroid glands
An early laboratory success is taking University of Michigan researchers a step closer to parathyroid gland transplants that could one day prevent a currently untreatable form of bone loss associated with thyroid surgery.   view more (2009-09-30)

Weight loss after gastric bypass surgery may protect against infection and cancer
Another health benefit of bariatric weight-loss surgery may be a heightened immune defense against cancer and infections, a new study suggests. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.   view more (2008-06-18)

Surgeons perform first robot-assisted procedures in weight loss, colon and gastric fields
UT Southwestern Medical Center surgeons are the first in North Texas to perform robotically assisted laparoscopic gastric-bypass and colon-resections surgeries.   view more (2006-11-29)

Researcher explores why smoking increases the risk of heart disease and strokes
Researchers at Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles and Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona have discovered a reason why smoking increases the risk of heart disease and strokes.   view more (2009-06-12)

UK hormone specialists endorse international report on hormones in the environment
The World Health Organization, the International Labour Organisation, and the United Nations Environment Programme have today (12th August) issued a "state of the science" statement on health and environmental effects of hormones in the environment (endocrine-disruptors, or EDs). This report will be found at:... view more... (2002-08-09)

How The UK Diet Increases Heart Disease Risk
Study results presented today1 may reveal an underlying reason for the high rates of heart disease in UK South Asians. The data uncover a potentially important biological signpost that could identify others at risk. Researchers from Manchester2 have shown how migration to the UK has significantly altered the 'IGF system'... view more... (2004-03-19)
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