Aavia: Setting a New Standard for Hormone Health
Alumna-founded Aavia uses education, community, and technology to change the way people think about hormones. Half the population lives with monthly ovarian hormone cycles. Those…
Hormones
Gamergate: Single Molecule Controls Unusual Ants’ Switch From Worker to Queen-Like Status
Depending on the outcome of social conflicts, ants of the species Harpegnathos saltator do something unusual: they can switch from a worker to a queen-like status known…
Oxytocin Hormone – Widely Used as an Autism Treatment – Shows No Benefit
Multicenter study finds that oxytocin was safe, but ineffective at boosting social skills among children with autism. Oxytocin, a naturally occurring hormone that acts as…
Gene for Sex Hormone Synthesis May Play Key Role in Eczema
A study led by UT Southwestern dermatologists suggests that a common inflammatory skin condition may stem from poorly regulated sex hormones. The finding, published recently…
“Fight or Flight” – Unless Internal Circadian Clocks Are Disrupted
For humans and animals, many aspects of normal behavior and physiology rely on the proper functioning of the body’s circadian clocks. Here’s how it’s supposed…
“Experienced” Mouse Mothers Tutor Virgin Females To Parent, Helped by Hormone Oxytocin
Watching a mother mouse gather her pups into the family’s nest trains other female mice without pups to perform the same parenting task, a new…
Gene Targets of Stress Hormones Identified in the Brain Could Lead to Prevention and Treatment of Mental Health Disorders
Chronic stress is a well-known cause for mental health disorders. New research has moved a step forward in understanding how glucocorticoid hormones (‘stress hormones’) act…
New Discovery May Lead to Effective Natural Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
Certain hormone-like compounds boost dopamine levels in the brain. The Nurr1 protein maintains the health of neurons that produce dopamine and die off during the…
Remote Control of Hormone Release Using Magnetic Nanoparticles
Using magnetic nanoparticles, scientists stimulate the adrenal gland in rodents to control release of hormones linked to stress. Abnormal levels of stress hormones such as…
Scientists Demonstrate How Auxin Reaches Its Destination
A team of researchers from the University of Freiburg have discovered how the plant hormone auxin is transported within the cell and how this signaling…
US EPA Will Try to Monitor Hormone-Like Substances
The US EPA is initiating a new effort to see whether low doses of hormone-mimicking chemicals can harm human health and whether chemical testing should…
Biochemical Systems that Modulate the Levels of Plant Hormones
An international team of scientists have begun to put a molecular face on the biochemical systems that modulate the levels of plant hormones to defend…
Male Cyclists May Experience Reproductive Health Issues
A new study from the UCLA School of Nursing examines the associations between exercise intensity and circulating levels of reproductive hormones in both serious leisure…
Secreted Peptide Dilp8 Essential to Insect Growth Rate
Two published studies from independent research groups show that Dilp8 is an essential part of normal insect development, slowing growth rate and allowing sufficient time…