According to “Difficult Decisions: Disorders of Sex Development and Surgical Intervention” published online in the August issue of the Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, a shared process of decision making can be useful.
The decision making approach can be useful to provide assistance to doctors and parents who face the extraordinarily complex and [...]
November 2, 2010 | Posted in
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A gene, chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7 or CHD7, that is behind many of the puberty-related complications by researchers from the Medical College of Georgia.
It was identified by the research team that this gene is able to get mutated in a multi-system complication distinguished by complications like mental retardation and [...]
July 23, 2010 | Posted in
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Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia have identified a gene behind many of the known complications related with puberty. The gene was identified as chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7 or CHD7.
The researchers remarked that the gene gets mutated in CHARGE syndrome and the two disorders are idiopathic hypogonadotropic [...]
July 4, 2010 | Posted in
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Concentrations of the sex hormones, testosterone in men and estrogen in women, could have a positive effect on the regenerative potential of cartilage tissue, according to researchers from Germany.
As per the study, hormone replacement in the joint fluid of men and women can prove beneficial to treat late stages of human [...]
May 21, 2010 | Posted in
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Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia have found out that estrogen has the potential of halting damage caused by stroke by inactivating a tumor-suppressing protein regarded for preventing many forms of cancer.
Limor Raz, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the MCG School of Graduate Studies, remarked that this research suggests that estrogen suppresses p53, the [...]
March 5, 2010 | Posted in
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A common hormone has been found to be effective for rejuvenating the immune systems of mice as well as humans, according to a finding by scientists from the Monash University.
The scientists were led by Associate Professor Richard Boyd and Dr Jayne Sutherland from the Monash Immunology and Stem Cell Laboratories and revitalized the thymus - [...]
January 25, 2010 | Posted in
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A novel concept has been developed by a team of Mayo Clinic researchers, led by Virginia Miller that makes uses of blood platelets for defining thrombotic risk. The team is presently testing a theory as part of the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).
The colleagues of Miller were Muthuvel Jayachandran, Kazaumori Kashimoto, John A. Heit [...]
December 30, 2009 | Posted in
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According to Medical College of Georgia researchers, estrogen can inhibit damage caused by stroke by inactivating a tumor-suppressing protein, P53, which is known to prevent many forms of cancer.
It was remarked by Limor Raz, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in the MCG School of Graduate Studies, that the research suggests that estrogen surpasses P53 after stroke [...]
December 23, 2009 | Posted in
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Irritability is one of the complaints of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women yet there is lack of studies and evidence on this subject.
According to a recent study evaluating between menopause with sex steroids, gonadotrophins, prolactin and thyroid hormones and with samples including of 163 women, with a mean age of 55.1 years (SD = 5.7) in [...]
November 27, 2009 | Posted in
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Researchers from the Medical College of Georgia have identified a new gene that is responsible for some of the puberty disorders. It was found that the gene mutated in CHARGE syndrome, which is a multi-system disorder featured by many problems from hearing loss to heart diseases and accounting for six percent of two puberty disorders.
These [...]
November 14, 2009 | Posted in
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