Researchers have found new compounds that could be used to treat a common breast cancer that can be resistant to hormone ...

Several studies have been conducted, but questions remain about where such therapies will fit into multiple myeloma treatment ...

The female body uses estrogens (sex hormones ... more osteoblasts [bone cells involved in the formation of bone tissue], it ...

Scientists have discovered that female hormones like estrogen and progesterone can trigger immune cells near the spinal cord to release natural opioids, easing pain before it reaches the brain.

Published in Science, the study found that T cells produce natural opioids that suppress pain signals – a process influenced by female hormones. The urgent need ... exploring non-opioid alternatives ...

Scientists at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals have made an exciting discovery that may change how we ...

Hormones are released from endocrine glands and are transported in the blood to target cells Insulin: released from pancreas, stimulates liver cells to take up glucose from the blood and Glucagon ...

But how do primordial germ cells reach their target? Barton, a reproductive developmental biologist, wanted to learn more. Barton and her research team narrowed in on a class of small molecules, ...

Hormone treatments affect the entire body, from redistributing fat to terminating menstrual cycles, but “we don’t really know how much androgens work on the molecular level,” says Florian Raths, a ...

Our aptamers seek out these stem cells specifically and kill them effectively." Leukemia and other cancers of the blood are more difficult to target than cancers that produce localized tumors ...

There are a few different types of hormone therapy that can help target these symptoms and the ... estrogen can cause an overgrowth of cells, which can increase your risk of endometrial cancer.