Hormone

A large new Danish study has suggested there may be a link between women’s use of hormone replacement therapy used to treat the symptoms of menopause and the risk of developing dementia.

The days of urinating on a stick, and then sharing those sticks online, might be numbered, with the world’s first saliva pregnancy test hitting the market. The SaliStick can be taken anytime, anywhere, and in trials it has proven to be 95% accurate.

Scientists have discovered a gene variant that causes a common type of high blood pressure – and found a cure. A simple surgical procedure saw patients with previously severe hypertension needing no drugs or further treatment for years afterwards.

Even though some conditions cause people to lose their appetite, those folks have to keep eating in order to recover. A new "electroceutical" ingestible capsule could help, by making them feel hungry … and it was inspired by a lizard's skin.

Using gene editing, researchers have engineered prairie voles with no oxytocin receptors. These monogamous mammals were thought to rely on oxytocin to form social bonds but new results suggest this "love hormone" may be less important than suspected.

A clinical trial has shown a new type of medical scan can identify specific adrenal gland nodules responsible for high blood pressure. The scan offers the first simple diagnostic tool for what is the cause of hypertension in up to 10% of people.

New research has found HRT can be linked with better brain health and cognition among women with a genetic risk of developing Alzheimer's. The findings build on research trying to understand why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's compared to men.

Striking new research proposes taking a common anti-inflammatory drug soon after experiencing a traumatic event could help people forget upsetting memories and reduce their risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

A hormone released by muscles during exercise has been found to reduce levels of a protein associated with Parkinson’s disease. The promising animal study indicates future therapies may be developed based on the way this hormone improves brain health.

A torn meniscus, the cartilage in the knee, is a common sports injury, and unfortunately it doesn’t heal well. But researchers in Japan have now identified a hormone that helps repair the cartilage after a surgical treatment.

The FDA has approved a new kind of drug for type 2 diabetes. The once-weekly injection was found to be more effective at controlling blood sugar levels than current treatments, and a recent trial found it also may be useful as an anti-obesity therapy.

Preliminary data from a large Phase 3 clinical trial is offering promising signs for a new anti-obesity drug. Called tirzepatide, the drug helped overweight and obese participants lose up to 22.5 percent of their total body weight over 72 weeks.