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Over the years, there have been many studies focused on how hormones affect the bodies of both mother and baby. Yet, very few of them were focused on investigating how the chemicals change women's brains. This is the focus of a new research, and the results are interesting, to say the least.
Whenever a child s... |
22 December 2011
16:01 GMT |
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Investigators at the Tufts University say that inhibiting the effects of chemicals known as neurosteroids on a series of specific receptors in the human brain could result in an inhibition of the body's normal response to stress.
This idea was tested on unsuspecting lab mice during a new series of experiments ... |
16 December 2011
10:07 GMT |
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In a paper published in the latest issue of the journal Cell Metabolism, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSMC) say that estrogen regulation dysfunction in the female brain may lead to obesity. The team explains that a number of areas in the brains of women who are predisposed to o... |
22 October 2011
07:20 GMT |
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Past studies have demonstrated that the hormone oxytocin plays an important role in promoting social functions and interpersonal bonding, but a new investigation is suggesting that the chemical may also have a negative influence on the human body as well.In order to understand how the international scientific communi... |
2 August 2011
09:44 GMT |
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Researchers have recently demonstrated that poor postures lead to an increased sensitivity to pain. On the other hand, adopting dominant, rather than submissive, posture can increase the amount of distress the body takes before painful sensations set in. This is the first time that the age-old encouragement mothers g... |
13 July 2011
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A new study published in the latest online issue of the journal Development and Psychopathology shows that hormonal responses to stressful situations are what dictate children's temperaments.Kids take on different approach patterns to navigating threatening environments and new situations, but these behaviors ar... |
11 July 2011
10:43 GMT |
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Indulging in high-calorie, fatty foods is a very widespread method of responding to stress. Many of those who are now obese exerted very poor self-control when subjected to such situations. Now, experts determine that the hunger hormone ghrelin is responsible for this behavior.Granted, the chemical agent is only resp... |
24 June 2011
10:41 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that elevated amounts of the hormone leptin in the human brain might avert some of the symptoms associated with depression, or at least alleviate their intensity. The correlation is especially true in women, researchers say. All test subjects who... |
7 June 2011
10:41 GMT |
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The results of a new study appear to indicate that young healthy males can experience a significant reduction in the amounts of testosterone they produce when they lose sleep. Lack of sleep has been positively correlated with the decreased production of this essential hormone. Experts at the University of Chicago rec... |
1 June 2011
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that cell phone use has been directly linked to a decrease in fertility in men. Excessive exposure to this technology leads to low sperm quality, and also the inability to conceive children. As such, the research team behind this research suggest... |
20 May 2011
07:57 GMT |
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Scientists have recently made a discovery that could have significant consequences for the 33 percent of the American population that is considered obese. They learned that mothers who are obese are more likely than their peers to have children that are infertile, or whose fertility is much lower than normal.The disc... |
23 March 2011
11:56 GMT |
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For centuries, philosophers have been debating whether a person's intelligence is mostly dictated by nature or nurture. Now that scientists have entered the discussions, things are getting interesting. An expert now argues that a particular hormone may underlie some people's amazing intelligence. Canadian r... |
14 March 2011
09:19 GMT |
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Scientists were recently able to determine that both men and women rely on analyzing the voice of their mate in order to assess the risk they are subjecting themselves to in regards to being cheated on. Men with lower voices and women with higher-pitched ones are often considered to be the ones most likely to cheat o... |
7 March 2011
08:53 GMT |
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For many years, researchers thought about oxytocin as the love hormone, a chemical that makes people feel good, in love, and all warm and fuzzy on the inside. But a new investigation demonstrates that the chemical can also get behind some pretty nasty stuff as well. It is widely believed that this chemical is one of ... |
1 February 2011
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Developing a way of enhancing people's memory would be a tremendous achievement, and a team of investigators believes that this may become as simple as taking a pill. The treatment is expected to be made available within the next few years. A team of scientists has found that rat animal models which were injecte... |
27 January 2011
11:13 GMT |
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A group of investigators from the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium announces that consuming small amounts of bitter drinks before sitting down to eat may be a good strategy for better assimilating foods. It would appear that bitterness is responsible for boosting the production of hunger hormones. Stimulating... |
19 January 2011
03:42 GMT |
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Coffee is supposed to wake us up in the morning, and whenever we feel a bit tired, and there are several studies that have shown it can also protect us from type 2 diabetes. The only problem is that nobody knows exactly how, except a team of researchers from UCLA, who think they have identified the molecular mechani... |
14 January 2011
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A group of researchers from Washington DC managed to develop a new technology allowing them to convert stem cells in the male testes into cells capable of producing insulin in the pancreas. The achievement could lead to new drugs and therapies for conditions such as diabetes. Using the testes of organ donors, researc... |
13 December 2010
09:21 GMT |
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Researchers now believe that the hormone oxytocin could help doctors address some of their patients' psychiatric illnesses. The substance was never used for this type of applications before. Thus far, it was only used in the field of obstetrics, where administering it can induce labor and make it easier, and als... |
6 December 2010
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A team of investigators in the United Kingdom announces the development of a new drug, that experts say is capable of reversing memory decline brought on by old age in animal models.The experimental chemical works by reducing levels of stress hormones called glucocorticoids, which have been linked to impairing the br... |
18 October 2010
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According to a new series of investigations, it would appear that post-menopausal women who reduce their intake of replacement hormones are subjected to a smaller risk of developing breast cancer. This rate has been demonstrated to be higher for those who take large amounts of hormones. The work hints at new directio... |
24 September 2010
10:57 GMT |
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A team of experts has recently been able to produce more data on the correlations that was observed between obesity and infertility in women. According to the new work, it would appear that experts may have previously been mistaken about the causes that led to the two conditions being linked to each other.The new res... |
8 September 2010
06:36 GMT |
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In a new scientific investigation, researchers determined that temporary hormonal changes are what allow millions of Christmas Island red crabs to carry on their annual mating migration. Widely acknowledged as one of the wonders of the modern world, the migration of red crabs takes place every year over a swath of la... |
27 August 2010
06:39 GMT |
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Our brains produce a wide variety of hormones, but one of them has the ability to promote social bonding, by making us more trusting. This does not mean however that we become more gullible.According to a new scientific investigation, it would appear that, while we indeed become a lot more communicative when under th... |
27 August 2010
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In a new study, scientists managed to identify a type of stress hormone in creatures that lived more than 500 million years ago. The sea lamprey is a jawless animal that could help investigators gain new insight into how corticosteroid hormones came to be, and also into how the human body evolved the 30+ hormones of ... |
26 July 2010
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For many years, neuroscientists have known that the hormone oxytocin plays an important part in fostering social bonds, such as the ones between mother and their children. This is why the chemical was dubbed “the love hormone.” But new investigations now appear to suggest that the name may have been given... |
11 June 2010
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Whenever we get hungry, this feeling is being recognized by the brain on account of the actions the hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin takes. The chemical is essential for our well-being, as it alerts us whenever we need nourishment. But researchers have recently found that it also plays an important role in controllin... |
7 June 2010
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Insulin is a vital chemical for millions of people suffering from diabetes worldwide. The hormone helps these individuals' bodies break down sugars, and allows them to survive. But obtaining insulin is relatively difficult at this point, despite high demand. Researchers at the Helmholtz-Center for Infection Rese... |
27 May 2010
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Marine iguanas living in the Galapagos Islands are considered to be vulnerable species, and are currently the object of various protection and conservation programs. Researchers say that, other than human poaching, the creatures are also subjected to tremendous influences from the El Nino weather phenomenon, which ha... |
26 May 2010
04:17 GMT |
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Scientists have recently demonstrated that exposing women to doses of the masculine hormone testosterone makes them less trusting in others, and also more skeptical when it comes to accepting new data. The researchers behind the investigation said that, in their experiments, women who were given the chemical tended t... |
25 May 2010
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It's no longer a secret to anyone that people are sicker now than they were but a few decades ago. Obese and overweight individuals have become the rule, rather than the exception, and the trend appears to be accelerating. But, while one may argue that everyone should be free to do whatever they want with their ... |
10 May 2010
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One of the few things you can absolutely be certain about in this world is a sane mother's affection towards her child. There are little things mothers wouldn't do to protect their small ones, and keep them out of harm's way. The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle at one point argued that women tend to... |
8 May 2010
05:14 GMT |
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In a new series of scientific investigations, researchers determined that obese men tended to exhibit much lower levels of the hormone testosterone than average-weight males. The correlation was even stronger in the case of individuals suffering from diabetes, where 50 percent of the test subjects exhibited the hormo... |
4 May 2010
03:55 GMT |
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The hormone insulin is essential for the human body. One of its primary roles is to convert sugars, starches, and other types of food into energy for the entire organism. However, the cells that produce them, called beta-cells and located in the pancreas, can be hindered at times. When this happens, diabetes type I e... |
13 April 2010
02:52 GMT |
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More than four decades ago, the work a researcher tried to get published seemed so far-fetched that scientific journals turned her down. The paper was focused on how the estrogen affects the brain, but at the time, the scientific community was simply to accept this idea, that went against the “dogma” of t... |
12 April 2010
09:52 GMT |
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Scientists have recently discovered that reindeer living in the Arctic really have not much use for a circadian rhythm to help them cope with the night and day cycle. And the reason for this is fairly simple – there are no days or nights at their location, just six months of dark, followed promptly by six month... |
12 March 2010
02:42 GMT |
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The human body has apparently evolved some fairly ingenious mechanisms to keep itself from being disturbed during sleep. As you know, waking up during the night on account of thirst is not something that happens often. In fact, if people drink enough water before going to bed, this should almost never need to happen.... |
1 March 2010
04:51 GMT |
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The human brain is designed in such a way that, after we eat as much as we need, it sends commands that let us know we're full. In some cases, however, this mechanism malfunctions, and people continue to eat various foods even after they no longer need them. Now, investigators at the University of Texas Southwes... |
28 December 2009
14:01 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Haifa, in Israel, have recently determined that the hormone that has been primarily been associated with love – oxytocin – also plays an important part in bolstering negative states of mind. In other words, the chemical is able to make people feel empathy, trust, and genero... |
12 November 2009
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Until only recently, experts weren't exactly sure what allowed lantern sharks to turn their glow on and off, and, when asked, they would just say that the animals themselves were in control of the ability. However, a new scientific study seems to demonstrate that the assertion is not entirely true. It may be tha... |
9 November 2009
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A fairly big number of fish species, including eels and sharks, has the ability to generate and discharge electrical currents in the water around. The ability is used either to stun prey, or for defensive purposes, depending on the situation. Now, a new study has revealed that some of these species are also equipped ... |
29 September 2009
02:42 GMT |
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University of Bath researchers conclude in a new scientific study that some of the symptoms associated with autistic conditions such as the Asperger Syndrome (AS) may be associated with lower levels of the cortisol stress hormone in the human brain. UB Department of Psychology experts Dr. Mark Brosnan and Dr. Julie T... |
2 April 2009
04:36 GMT |
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Over the better part of this century, athletes have sought to increase the natural performance of their bodies by using various means. And while most opted for the development of their muscle mass by using standard techniques, such as lifting weights, running, or other methods, some started taking to artificial subst... |
20 February 2009
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Many battles throughout history have been waged against all possible odds by armless and unprepared men, who in the end managed to vanquish their opposition and win the confrontation. In several of these cases, people have always wondered how is it that some soldiers or warriors are so cool under pressure that they c... |
16 February 2009
06:38 GMT |
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Conventional medical wisdom holds that a virus, bacteria or, in short, any pathogen acts the same way once in the human body, regardless of whether the host is a man or a woman. The development parameters and the incubation periods are roughly the same, and the specific hormones that chemically differentiate males fr... |
3 February 2009
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A new scientific study shows that petting your dog or cat can have just about the same effect on your mood as being around your infant. Scientists were able to conclude that the hormone oxytocin is released in similar quantities in both cases, triggering feelings of happiness, stress and depression relief, as well as... |
14 January 2009
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According to a new scientific study, women who naturally produce more estrogen than others are more likely to see themselves as being attractive, and to behave more like men in romantic relationships, changing partners often and even cheating on their current one. Psychologists say that this type of behavior may be r... |
14 January 2009
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In what is one of the most surprising moves from Apple's CEO this year, Steve Jobs has posted an open letter to the Apple Community, admitting health issues had to do with his not attending the Macworld Expo this year. As Apple fans may recall, the company has stated on numerous occasions that Steve Jobs was fi... |
5 January 2009
13:21 GMT |
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Most women tend to believe that, in order to lose a couple of pounds, or more, a strict diet and plenty of physical exercise can do the trick. In most cases, this is true, but what happens when, despite all efforts undertaken, the pounds simply refuse to go away – quite on the contrary, actually? Doctors tell u... |
22 December 2008
12:51 GMT |
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Though most people would have never believed such an association to be possible, a recent study, analyzing data from thousands of post menopausal women, showed that subjects exhibiting high headache frequencies were 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not suffer from migraines. The find... |
6 November 2008
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