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The progesterone metabolite, 5alpha-pregnanes, likely involved in the genesis of breast cancer through increased proliferation and decreased cell adhesion.

Can Alzheimer's be prevented?  New study suggests that nutrition, exercise, and healthy weight are key to Alzheimer's prevention.  A decrease in amyloid plaques and tau tangles were noted in normal BMI individuals, those with greater physical activity and those on a mediterranean diet.

Study disproves "healthy obesity".  The same underlying insulin resistance and altered transcription is present in "healthy obese" and obese individuals.  

animal study finds Testosterone likely improves ACL strength.  This study looked at castrated rats versus non-castrated rats.  The Testosterone levels were significant between the two groups.  The stress load tolerated by the ACL was different between the 2 groups. One wonders how the C:T ratio may have an impact here?

What you eat effects Testosterone levels.

Fascinating study: inflammation via LPS induces pro-inflammatory move by macrophages that induces a change in mitochondria to increase inflammation and decrease ATP production.

Good review on the process of "natural" fertility; no drugs involved.

Population study from England finds significant increase in mortality in first 30 days of chemotherapy in breast and lung cancer treatment.  The previously published trial dat was 0.8%; this study was as high as 3%.  This cast doubt as to the inference of the risk from clinical trials to the general population.

The harmful effects of chicken papilloma disease not only stop at physical health but also the spirit of patients is seriously affected. Patients may be depressed, mentally in crisis when they know that they can follow them all their lives. Chicken ridge is considered the undeniable obsession of men. Referring to this disease, many boys are bored, because once they get sick, the chicken's neck often hangs and leaves many harms. Dr. Vo Duy Tam said, "The chicken's crest is a sexually transmitted disease caused by HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) - The virus causes human papilloma. Currently there are more than 130 HPV types that have been discovered, among them, the ones that often cause genital warts are types 6, 11, 16, and 18.

Study finds that early (defined as 1-2 weeks after diagnosis) surgery after diagnosis of uterine cancer is associated with increased complications including death. This compared to lower postoperative death rates in delay out to 3-4 weeks.

Androgen receptors in the brain may be key in metabolic effects found in PCOS

low vitamin D levels effect sex hormone levels in men and women.

great review of hbot, brain injury, neuroplasticity and neurogenesis.

full study of animal model that found neuroprotective effects of mulberry fruit extract in Parkinson's disease.

mouse model using ceftriaxone treatment regimen found that non-cultivatable B. burgdorferia persisted 8+ months post treatment and there was an increase in B. burgdorferi DNA in multiple sites at 12 months.

IV vitamin C in mostly normotensive patients (> 30 grams) reduced blood pressure.  Some of the patients were pre-hypertensive. Vitamin B12 increase the blood pressure.