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Could Hormones Explain Gender Differences In Neurological Disease?

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  June 17, 2009

EXCERPT:  "Neurological diseases including Parkinson's, Tourette's, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Alzheimer's, and schizophrenia are all associated with alterations in dopamine-driven function involving the dopamine transporter (DAT). Research published recently in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience suggests that a number of estrogens acting through their receptors affect the DAT, which may explain trends in timing of women's susceptibility to these diseases."   more

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Alyea RA, Watson CS. Nongenomic mechanisms of physiological estrogen-mediated dopamine efflux. BMC Neurosci. 2009 Jun 16;10(1):59. Free full text

Testosterone Replacement For Men With Low Testosterone Improves Liver Function, Metabolic Syndrome

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  June 13, 2009

EXCERPT: "In middle-aged and older men with low testosterone levels, long-term testosterone replacement therapy greatly improves their fatty liver disease and their risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C."   more

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Presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting, 10-13 June 2009, Washington, D.C.

Calorie-Burning 'Brown Fat' Found In Adults, Especially Women

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  June 13, 2009

EXCERPT: "Keeping your baby fat turns out to be a good thing, as long as it is "brown fat"- the kind that burns calories, according to a study that found adults have much more of this type of fat than previously thought. The results, which suggest a new way to treat obesity, were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C."    more

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Presented at  The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting, 10-13 June 2009, Washington, D.C.