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Researchers Trigger Hot Flashes in Male and Female Mice

Neuroscience NewsJuly 10, 2018

By inducing hot flashes, most commonly associated with menopause, in both male and female mice, researchers discover Kiss1 neurons initiate a fast boost in skin temperature followed by a drop in core body temperature.... Read More...

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Does Stabilizing Female Hormones Help Lower Suicide Risk?

Neuroscience NewsJune 4, 2018

Researchers have received funding to help determine if stabilizing progesterone and estradiol will help to reduce suicidality in females at risk of suicide.... Read More...

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Pregnancy Temporarily Lowers a Woman’s Voice

Neuroscience NewsJune 3, 2018

Researchers report a woman's voice pitch drops during pregnancy. Changes in hormone levels could be to blame.... Read More...

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Hormone Therapy May Lead to Improved Cognitive Function

Neuroscience NewsMay 30, 2018

A new study reveals using estradiol gel in combination with oral progesterone can help to improve cognitive function in postmenopausal women.... Read More...

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Women’s Preference for Masculine Faces Not Linked to Hormones

Neuroscience NewsMay 7, 2018

A new study refutes popular assumption that hormone levels in women alter perceptions of male attractiveness. The study reveals hormone levels do not influence the type of men women find attractive.... Read More...

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Brain Scans Provide Clues For the Development of Pedophilia

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 23, 2018

A new study reveals pedophilic men have increased activity in the left anterior insular cortex when viewing images of young animals.... Read More...

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Male Susceptibility to Autism Linked to Male Hormones in Early Stage Brain Development

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 7, 2018

A new study reveals exposure to androgens during brain development can alter genes linked to autism in males.... Read More...

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Placenta Consumption Offers New Moms Few Benefits

Neuroscience NewsDecember 2, 2017

Despite popular belief, researchers find consuming the placenta capsules has little to no effect on maternal bonding or postpartum mood.... Read More...

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Bone Derived Hormone Reverses Age Related Memory Loss: Mouse Study

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 2, 2017

Researchers report boosting levels of osteocalcin in the blood may help reverse age related memory loss in mice.... Read More...

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Hormone Shows Promise as Cognition Enhancer

Neuroscience NewsAugust 10, 2017

Researchers report klotho, a life extending protein, improved working memory, spatial memory and learning in mice. The researchers also noted a single injection of klotho was sufficient to improve cognitive ability and the effects were long lasting. ... Read More...

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Brief Interactions Spur Lasting Waves of Gene Activity in the Brain

Neuroscience NewsJuly 17, 2017

Researchers report they are able to see alterations in gene expression up to two hours after a stickleback fish interacts with an intruder. They speculate the changes in gene expression and chromatin modification could help set up the brain to respond to future threats. The study appears in PLOS Genetics.... Read More...

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Puberty Hormones Trigger Changes in Youthful Learning

Neuroscience NewsJune 2, 2017

A new study demonstrates changes in cortical neurotransmission due to hormones at puberty.... Read More...

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Researchers Trigger Hot Flashes in Male and Female Mice

Does Stabilizing Female Hormones Help Lower Suicide Risk?

Pregnancy Temporarily Lowers a Woman’s Voice

Hormone Therapy May Lead to Improved Cognitive Function

Women’s Preference for Masculine Faces Not Linked to Hormones

Brain Scans Provide Clues For the Development of Pedophilia

Male Susceptibility to Autism Linked to Male Hormones in Early Stage Brain Development

Placenta Consumption Offers New Moms Few Benefits

Bone Derived Hormone Reverses Age Related Memory Loss: Mouse Study

Hormone Shows Promise as Cognition Enhancer

Puberty Hormones Trigger Changes in Youthful Learning