Estrogens

Estrogen supplements not enough effective

harminka — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:38:14 -0500

Dietary supplements claiming to help postmenopausal women with bone health may not be doing what they say, according to new research from Purdue University.

Too much sugar turns off gene that controls effects of sex steroids

harminka — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 03:33:27 -0600

Eating too much fructose and glucose can turn off the gene that regulates the levels of active testosterone and estrogen in the body, shows a new study in mice and human cell cultures that’s published this month in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

New link between estrogen, breast cancer

harminka — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 02:37:49 -0500

The female sex hormone estrogen turns on a gene linked to breast cancer, according to new research by Brisbane scientists.

Revealing estrogen’s secret role in obesity

harminka — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:35:08 -0500

New research on the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen in the brain lend credence to what many women have suspected about the hormonal changes that accompany aging: Menopause can make you fat.

Negative effects of plastic's additive blocked by nutrient supplements

harminka — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:32:40 -0500

Experiments in animals have provided additional and tantalizing evidence that what a pregnant mother eats can make her offspring more susceptible to disease later in life.

Estrogen curbs appetite in same way as the hormone leptin

harminka — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 10:11:19 -0600