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A new study from Australia suggests that when given a placebo that they believe to be a performance-enhancing drug, some athletes, especially if they are male, not only believe their performance improves, but actually show real measured improvements in performance, lending support to the idea that “mind over matter”, or the power of the mind, […]

Tercica, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRCA) announced the first results from the Increlex® Growth Forum Database (IGFD) Registry in two posters presented at the 90th annual meeting of the Endocrine Society in San Francisco. Increlex® (mecasermin (rDNA origin) injection) is currently approved in the United States for the treatment of severe Primary IGF-1 Deficiency.
“Data from the […]

Men may not live as long if they have low testosterone, regardless of their age, according to a new study. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
The new study, from Germany, adds to the scientific evidence linking deficiency of this sex hormone with increased death from all causes […]

In older men with low testosterone levels, testosterone replacement therapy improves their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, according to two new studies. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Testosterone deficiency becomes more common with age, occurring in 18 percent of 70-year-olds, said a coauthor of both […]

Three months of aerobic exercise decreased body fat and calorie intake in overweight and obese people, according to a new study, and the researchers believe that changes to a central nervous system factor are responsible. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
A research team at the University of […]

Obese children, who are at increased risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, may not be getting the most appropriate test to screen for these conditions, a new Canadian study found. Results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
The standard screening test for high blood sugar in children with risk […]

Women in midlife underreport the number of hot flashes that they experience by more than 40 percent, and these hot flashes are linked to poor verbal memory, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
The study is published online and will appear in the September/October issue of the journal Menopause.
It […]

Many women experience menopausal changes in their body including hot flashes, moodiness and fatigue, but the changes they don’t notice can be more dangerous. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered significant changes in the brain’s vascular system when the ovaries stop producing estrogen. MU scientists predict that currently used […]

Some patients with type 2 diabetes can control their disease for years yet avoid insulin injections by using multiple classes of oral diabetic medications, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 90th Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
Findings from the study contradict common beliefs about non-insulin diabetic medications, said principal investigator […]

http://hotmedicalnews.com - Irritable, angry, aggressive, but feeling strong and invincible, Mr. A, 32, a bodybuilder and prison guard, stopped at a convenience store to call his boss. Car trouble on the way to work.. He would be late.
Mr. A was taking his fifth cycle of anabolic-androgenic steroids (abbreviated in this article as “steroids”), and […]

A clinical researcher of the University of Padova is introducing a novel approach to achieve a higher degree of remission in endocrine patients.
“For years patient associations have been complaining of an impaired quality of life following standard treatments for a variety of endocrine conditions” says Dr. Sonino. Based on her long-standing experience, she is studying […]

Yesterday H. Con. Res. 342 was introduced by Rep. Mike Ross (D-Ark.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) opposing the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to restrict Estriol (a form of Estrogen), a compounded hormone preparation used by women to alleviate the symptoms of menopause. The action was taken after the FDA sent letters to […]

It’s wrong to assume that fatigue or memory loss is an inevitable sign of aging. They also are common symptoms of an underactive thyroid — a condition that generally responds to treatment, according to the May issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
The thyroid gland, in the neck just below the Adam’s apple, plays a significant […]

Humans and fruitflies - those pesky little creatures that are irresistibly attracted to overripe fruit - share more than a sweet tooth. Both rely on the same insulin-regulated molecular pathway to maintain their energy balance when starved for food, reports a team of researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Their findings, published in the […]

A gut hormone that causes people to eat more does so by making food appear more desirable, suggests a new report in the May issue of Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press. In a brain imaging study of individuals, the researchers found that reward centers respond more strongly to pictures of food in subjects […]