Expert: Endocrine therapy for breast cancer is hard but effective

More than 30% of patients stop taking endocrine therapy early and many don't take it as prescribed, despite its life-saving benefits.

Leslie Orr-Rochester • futurity
Oct. 18, 2023 ~8 min

How a newborn’s cry triggers the flow of breast milk

A baby's cry triggers the release of oxytocin, a brain chemical that controls breast milk release in mothers, a new study with mice shows.

Shira Polan-NYU • futurity
Sept. 21, 2023 ~6 min


Mysterious hormone can make insulin work better

A hormone called GDF15 makes insulin work better in rodents, report researchers. Could it be a way to treat diabetes in humans?

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Aug. 30, 2023 ~5 min

Inhaled plastic bits disrupt rat sex hormones

Inhaling microscale and nanoscale plastic bits disrupted the sex hormones of rats in a recent laboratory trial.

Andrew Smith-Rutgers • futurity
April 28, 2023 ~5 min

Lab tests say insulin doses could be more accurate

A new discovery provides a tool for developing better insulin preparations that millions of people around the world depend on.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
March 13, 2023 ~8 min

Red-bellied lemur dads prep for baby with hormone shift

Red-bellied lemur poop reveals that the males experience a fourfold increase in a female sex hormone when their mates are pregnant.

Alexis Blue-U. Arizona • futurity
Feb. 28, 2023 ~7 min

Without oxytocin receptors, voles are just as lovey-dovey

The standard understanding of oxytocin, colloquially known as the "love hormone," may be all wrong, prairie vole research indicates.

Bruce Goldman-Stanford • futurity
Feb. 6, 2023 ~7 min

Stress hormone affects male, female mouse hearts differently

Female and male mouse hearts respond differently to the stress hormone noradrenaline. That could have implications for human heart health.

Lisa Howard-UC Davis • futurity
Jan. 23, 2023 ~6 min


Hormone may help gauge heart health at menopause

New research finds a link between a hormone called anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and cholesterol levels at the time of menopause.

Allison Hydzik-Pittsburgh • futurity
Dec. 12, 2022 ~6 min

Trans guys deserve thoughtful counseling about fertility

Researchers have created a list of guidelines for counseling transgender men about fertility. See the list of nine recommendations here.

Patti Verbanas-Rutgers • futurity
Sept. 20, 2022 ~6 min

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