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(The Endocrine Society) Novel molecules called selective androgen receptor degraders (SARDs) may offer the next generation of treatment options for advanced prostate cancer, a new industry-sponsored study reports. The re...

The World Health Organization named depression as the world's leading cause of sickness and disability. Their program "Depression: let's talk" aims to urge people with depression all around the world to seek for help.

Getting snacks from a vending machine can now be healthier with the help of the DISC system. Making people wait for less healthy snacks could use people's need for instant gratification to help them snack better and heal...

A new study finds that perceived loneliness and isolation predicts subjective symptom severity. The research provides insight into the effect of loneliness to health and well-being.

Under Proposition 56, the government increased the price of a packet of cigarettes by $2 and a carton by $20 in California. The additional money collected will go toward research on tobacco-related diseases and preventio...

The phase 2 trials of an experimental Zika vaccine have started. The first volunteer received the DNA-based experimental vaccine in Houston, at the Baylor College of Medicine.

People suffering from insomnia may be at a higher risk of developing fatal cardiovascular conditions. This increase in risk of heart attacks and stroke was seen to be significant in people who had difficulty falling asle...

(The Endocrine Society) Insufficient sleep, a common problem that has been linked to chronic disease risk, might also be an unrecognized risk factor for bone loss. Results of a new study will be presented Saturday at the...

(The Endocrine Society) Taking the common oral thyroid hormone medication levothyroxine with a glass of cow's milk significantly decreases the body's ability to absorb the drug, a preliminary study finds. Results will be...

(University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston) Flavored e-cigarettes and e-cigarette marketing could be increasing e-cigarette use among youth and young adults, according to researchers from the Michael & Susan D...

(The Endocrine Society) Environmental exposure to common pesticides may cause boys to reach sexual maturity earlier, researchers have found. They will present their study results Saturday at the Endocrine Society's 99th ...

(The Endocrine Society) Healthcare providers can use a decision-tree tool to screen women who have gestational diabetes (GDM) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), new research from Thailand reports. The results of the stud...

(The Endocrine Society) Exposure during infancy to the common plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA) "hijacks" and reprograms genes in the liver of newborn rats, leading to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adulthood. A...

(The Endocrine Society) Some flame retardants used in many home products appear to be associated with the most common type of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), according to a new study being presented Satur...

(The Endocrine Society) People with type 2 diabetes who are 'night owls' and prefer the evening for activity report having more symptoms of depression than those who are early to bed and early to rise, regardless of the ...

(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) In preliminary findings that will be presented Sunday, April 2, at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017, UNC Lineberger researchers report on a pre...

(The Endocrine Society) Middle-aged and elderly people with higher free thyroxine levels may be more likely to develop atherosclerotic diseases, new research from the Netherlands reports. The results of the study will be...