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Study finds same small rise in breast cancer risk in many forms of hormonal birth control

STAT News

Pills, patches, implants, and injections — the various forms of hormonal birth control have different formulations and doses of estrogen, progestin, or both. One might think, then, that they may have an unequal influence on breast cancer risk, but a new study in PLOS Medicine on Tuesday suggests that’s not so.

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Prostate cancer hijacks tumor cell biorhythm to evade hormone therapy

Scienmag

Hormone therapy is successful at keeping metastatic prostate cancer under control, but eventually the tumor cells become resistant to it. An unexpected potential solution has now emerged in medicines not designed to fight cancer, but to target proteins that regulate a cell’s circadian rhythm.

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Fresh questions about oxytocin as the 'love hormone' behind pair bonding

Medical Xpress

Turning a decades-old dogma on its head, new research from scientists at UC San Francisco and Stanford Medicine shows that the receptor for oxytocin, a hormone considered essential to forming social bonds, may not play the critical role that scientists have assigned to it for the past 30 years.

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Study: Gender-affirming hormones improve mental health in transgender and nonbinary youth

Medical Xpress

Transgender and nonbinary youth experienced significant improvement in appearance congruence (or the degree to which physical characteristics align with gender) and sustained improvements in depression and anxiety over two years after starting treatment with gender-affirming hormones, according to a multicenter U.S.

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Study shows impact of vitamin D, thyroid hormones on child development

Medical Xpress

Prenatal exposure to altered levels of vitamin D and/or thyroid hormones has the potential to impact child development long after birth, according to a new study by researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.

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Pharmanovia signs licence deal for Aeterna Zentaris’ Ghryvelin

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmanovia and Aeterna Zentaris have entered an exclusive licensing agreement for the latter’s medicine Ghryvelin (macimorelin). Ghryvelin is used for the diagnosis of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (AGHD), a rare and serious condition, as well as for Childhood Onset Growth Hormone Deficiency (CGHD), if approved.

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What Should I Know About Hormones for Symptoms of Menopause?

JAMA Internal Medicine

This JAMA Internal Medicine Patient Page describes hormone therapy to treat the symptoms of menopause.