Estrogen: key player in heart disease among women

Article Abstract:

Committment to the study of cardiovascular disease in women is growing. Of particular interest is estrogen's role in protecting women from heart disease during the childbearing years. Research findings on estrogen's effect on blood lipoprotein levels is discussed.

Health aspects, Women, Heart diseases, Women's health, Estrogen, Estrogens

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Obesity sheds its secrets

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Research into the role of the hormone leptin in regulating body weight may help researchers develop new drugs to control obesity. Research suggests that leptin works within a complex matrix of molecules that control biochemical and brain-signalling circuits.

Obesity, Leptin, Body weight

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Causing cancer by remote control?

Article Abstract:

Research indicates that Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus drives the growth of myeloma tumors in bone marrow through a kind of remote control. The virus produces a protein called interleukin-6 from nearby dendritic cells.

Causes of, Herpesviruses, Kaposi's sarcoma, Multiple myeloma

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