Cancer cells proliferate despite a myriad of stresses—from oxygen deprivation to chemotherapy—that would kill any ordinary cell. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have gained insight into how they may be doing this through the downstream activity of a powerful…
Read MoreStudy analyzes trends in age at natural menopause and reproductive life span among US women
As females age, their bodies typically undergo two significant changes that generally occur during adolescence and middle age. The first, known as menarche, is the time during puberty when a girl begins having monthly menstruation cycles, which often tends to…
Read MoreXenograft model for invasive lobular carcinoma simulates tumor with high accuracy
Invasive lobular carcinoma (ILC) is a type of breast cancer that begins in the milk-producing glands (lobules) of the breast. It covers 10-15% of all breast cancer cases, has a high risk of late recurrence, unique metastatic sites, high sensitivity…
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ESTALIS® CONTINUOUS estradiol / norethisterone acetate (NETA) Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about the menopause (the “change of…
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NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. RALOVERA® Medroxyprogesterone acetate Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about RALOVERA.It does not contain all the available information.It does…
Read MoreComparison of contraceptive pills reveals differences in adverse metabolic effects between different estrogen compounds
A joint study by the University of Oulu and University of Helsinki, Finland, compared the effects of two different types of estrogen in combined contraceptives (COCs) on blood inflammatory markers and lipid levels. Similar comparisons between these two types of…
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