Experts reveal surprising reasons some people get the 'hangover horn' after a night of drinking (even if they feel like death) as sufferers complain of having libido like 'a wild animal'
Experts revealed there are several factors that can make you crave sex more when you're hungover, including hormones, alcohol myopia and an inability to control erections. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘We actually don’t know much’: the scientists trying to close the knowledge gap in trans healthcare
Researchers are running trials on how hormone therapies affect trans people that will also benefit healthcare for the wider populationWhen Cameron Whitley was diagnosed with kidney failure seven years ago, the news came as a shock. But the situation was about to get worse. His doctor decided the diagnosis meant Whitley ’s hormone therapy had to stop.As a transgender man, now 42, who had taken testosterone for 10 years, the impact was brutal.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Transgender Medical research Health Science Society Source Type: news

How to Stop Procrastinating at Bedtime and Actually Go to Sleep
Once I finally tuck my kids into bed, clean the kitchen, and shoot off my last work email of the night, it’s “me” time. It’s also, cruelly, bedtime. I know I should sleep, but instead I stay up way too late binge-watching Love Is Blind or mindlessly scrolling on Reddit. I need rest, but I push it off. This is my only uninterrupted time, and I want to maximize it. This phenomenon is so universal that there’s a scientific name for it: “bedtime procrastination.” According to the researchers who coined it in a 2014 study, bedtime procrastination is “failing to go to bed at th...
Source: TIME: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Friedlander Serrano Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen freelance healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

BCI Registry Improves Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions BCI Registry Improves Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions
After using the BCI test assay, physicians adjusted their treatment recommendations for patients with hormone receptor –positive breast cancer, according to a new study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news

Vitamin D: Deficiency Symptoms, Health Benefits, Optimal Sources, And Side Effects
Authored by Mecura Wang and medically reviewed by Dr. Beverly Timerding via The Epoch Times, Vitamin D, or the “sunshine vitamin,” is considered both a fat-soluble vitamin and a hormone because it can be obtained…#optimalsources #mecurawang #beverlytimerding #epochtimes #vitamind #vitamin #d3 #preeclampsia #insulin #vitaminds (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hormones and Viruses Influence Each Other Hormones and Viruses Influence Each Other
A better understanding of the interaction of hormone systems with infectious agents is needed to improve therapeutic applications.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Calcifications on mammo could identify women at risk of CVD
Detecting breast arterial calcifications on routine mammograms could identify women at a higher risk of future cardiovascular disease (CVD), a study published March 13 in Clinical Imaging found. Researchers led by Shadi Azam, PhD, from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York found links between such calcifications and older age, diabetes, parity, younger age at first birth, and hypertension in women who underwent both screening mammography and cardiac CT angiography (CCTA). “Additionally, we found that when neither breast arterial calcifications nor coronary arterial calcifications were present, the estimated 10-year risk o...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Amerigo Allegretto Tags: Womens Imaging Source Type: news

‘We’re hurting.’ Trans scientists call for recognition and support from research community
Twenty-four scientists from around the globe—all of whom either identify as trans or have trans family members—have an urgent message for the scientific community: Sexual and gender minorities in science fields face various systemic barriers, and all members of the research community must strive to address them , the group writes today in Cell . “It will be tempting for people with prejudices—unexamined or not—toward trans people to dismiss this piece as ‘woke,’” says author Fátima Sancheznieto (she/her/ella), a biomedical and social scientist at the University of Wisconsin...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 14, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news

FDA Approves First Drug for MASH FDA Approves First Drug for MASH
Resmetirom, a thyroid hormone receptor beta-selective agonist, is the first FDA-approved medication for MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - March 14, 2024 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

England's NHS Clinics No Longer Offering Puberty Blockers to Trans Youth
(MedPage Today) -- England's National Health Service (NHS) will no longer offer puberty-blocking medications to youths under 18 in its clinics, unless they are enrolled in clinical trials planned for the end of the year. "Puberty suppressing hormones... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - March 14, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Why Zero Stress Shouldn ’t Be Your Goal
How many times have you heard that squashing stress is crucial for good health? Stress has become such a wellness buzzword that the quest to get rid of it can feel, well, stressful. But stress isn’t always the enemy. In fact, research suggests some is actually good for you, with potential benefits ranging from enhanced brain function to healthier aging. In recent decades, some people have grown overly fearful of stress, concluding that it’s “the most horrible thing that can happen to you,” says Daniela Kaufer, a professor of integrative biology at the University of California, Berkeley. But &ldqu...
Source: TIME: Health - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Evergreen healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Olivia Munn Shares Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Reveals She Had a Double Mastectomy
Olivia Munn has revealed that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023 and had a double mastectomy. Munn shared the health update in an Instagram post that included a statement about receiving the diagnosis and photos from her treatment in the last year. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “In the past ten months, I have had four surgeries, so many days spent in bed I can’t even count and have learned more about cancer, cancer treatment and hormones than I ever could have imagined,” she wrote. “Surprisingly, I’ve only cried twice. I guess I haven’t felt like there was ti...
Source: TIME: Health - March 13, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Moises Mendez II Tags: Uncategorized culturepod Source Type: news

Calcium intake and absorption: Are you getting enough?
Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. About 1% of the body's calcium is used for metabolic functions, such as vascular contraction and dilation, muscle function, blood clotting,  heart rhythm, nerve transmission, intracellular signaling and hormone secretion. The remaining 99% is found in structural support for your bones and teeth. When calcium blood levels are low, a hormone signals that calcium be released from bones into the bloodstream. Recommended calcium intake Many people don't… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 13, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

The Role of Growth Hormone Mediators in Youth-Onset T2D The Role of Growth Hormone Mediators in Youth-Onset T2D
The loss of glycemic control in youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with changes in growth hormone mediators, a new study found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Dr Michael Mosley reveals the one change to your diet that will help you sleep better
Adhering to a popular diet could raise your levels of a sleep-promoting hormone, known as melatonin, which could help you fall asleep quicker and stay asleep longer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news