Female hormone may treat brain injuries
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Treatment with progesterone, a  well-known hormone that prepares the womb for pregnancy, safely  reduces the risk of death and disability in people who suffer a  traumatic brain injury, new research suggests.
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The trauma center's radio crackles an alert: A 34-year-old woman injured in an auto wreck is being brought in by helicopter. Parts of her scalp have been torn back, exposing her skull. Broken bones may be sticking out through the skin of her left leg. Her injuries may help save the lives of U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
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NEW YORK  - A regular brisk walk may help women going through menopause improve their mental well-being, a new study suggests.
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The fat hormone leptin has restored fertility to female athletes and shown promise for combating eating disorders, bone loss and infertility in women.
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By Ed Edelson, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Giving steroids to reduce brain swelling can be deadly for patients with severe head injuries, according to the largest study ever done on the subject.    The research, which included more than 10,000 patients treated at 239 hospitals in 49 countries, found that 21 percent of those who were given steroids died within two weeks, compared to 18 percent of those given a placebo...
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A new US study highlights more negative health effects women might suffer if they take hormone supplements to combat the symptoms of aging.
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Research from Australia in this weekâs issue of THE LANCET suggests that tall girls given oestrogen therapy in adolescence to reduce adult height are more likely to experience later fertility problems than the general population.
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Sept. 1, 2004 -- A hormone better known for its fat-fighting potential may also have important applications in improving women&#39;s health, a new study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Up to eight months after suffering a concussion, female college-level soccer players still have impairment in certain mental functions, Canadian researchers report.
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Here's the very latest information about hormone therapy and its effect on different groups of women. What's rightâand what's wrongâfor you.
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Women who are consistently overweight or obese during adulthood may be at increased risk for a decrease in the volume of certain areas of their brain -- according to a study from Sweden
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WASHINGTON: A new study conducted by researchers at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Centre (BIDMC) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that the weight regulating hormone, leptin, plays a crucial role in women&#39;s reproductive and neuro
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Too much testosterone can kill brain   cells, researchers said on Tuesday in a finding that may help   explain why steroid abuse can cause behavior changes like   aggressiveness and suicidal tendencies.
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Well-designed studies suggest several ways to improve the brainâs viability.
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Post-menopausal women with low levels of the male sex hormone  are more likely to develop heart disease, research suggests.
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Female sex hormones in the womb may influence neurodevelopment and later risk for anorexia, a new study suggests.
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Tall girls who receive estrogen therapy during adolescence to reduce their adult height are more likely to have fertility problems later in life.