Hormones coordinate different body functions by carrying messages through the bloodstream to target cells and tissues. Hormonal imbalances occur through inadequate or excess hormone synthesis, which ...

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have overturned conventional wisdom on the workings of vital hormone receptors within cells, a finding that could boost drug development ...

Many breast cancer cells contain proteins called hormone receptors that become activated when hormones bind to them. Activated receptors cause changes in the expression of specific genes, which can ...

Research has identified a mechanism through which insulin-like growth factors facilitate brain plasticity. The insulin super-family of hormones, including insulin, insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), ...

Estrogenic activity within a tissue is influenced by the type of estrogen and the subtype of estrogen receptor found within that tissue, [20] as well as by the distribution of cofactors and ...

What is love? Scientists want to know, too. But, it turns out, they may have been looking in the wrong places. Stanford Medicine researchers and colleagues at two other institutions report surprising ...

Progesterone Receptor Positive (PR+) breast cancer is a distinct biological subtype of hormone receptor positive breast cancer. This type of cancer grows in response to progesterone, a hormone that is ...

Phytoestrogens are plant-derived compounds that weakly mimic estrogen, supporting collagen, hydration and repair in ageing skin while promoting hormonal balance. | Mind and Body, Menopause ...

UCSF researchers showed that estrogen can turn on pain signals in the gut, offering new insights into conditions like ...