Latest Neuroendocrinology Stories

EAST HANOVER, N.J., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee (EMDAC) has voted unanimously in support of the use of Signifor(®) (pasireotide) for the treatment of patients with Cushing's disease who require medical therapeutic intervention. "We are encouraged by today's favorable advisory committee recommendation for pasireotide in Cushing's disease and will work closely with the FDA as it...

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Cordoba links moderate physical activity in males with better hormone levels and sperm characteristics that favor reproduction compared to sedentary men. Semen quality at large has dropped in the last 50 years. Amongst other factors, this is due to exposure to external agents and alcohol and tobacco consumption. This decline in sperm properties has caused an increase in reproductive problems. Therefore, experts have studied the...

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft Experiment in females uncovers male hormonal mechanism In male songbirds of the temperate zone, the concentration of sex hormones is rising in spring, which leads to an increase in song activity during the breeding season. In the tropics, there has been little evidence so far about such a clear relationship between hormonal action and behavior, which is partly due to a lower degree of seasonal changes of the environment. Researchers of the Max Planck Institute...

A study by the University at Buffalo shows for the first time that obese males ages 14 to 20 have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal males of the same age, significantly increasing their potential to be impotent and infertile as adults. The paper was published online as an accepted article in Clinical Endocrinology. The authors are the same researchers in the University at Buffalo's School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences who first reported in 2004 the presence...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Low T Center has opened its first center in the state of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, located in Edmond at 2952 N. W 156(th) Street. Dr. Henry Ramirez is the Medical Director of the Oklahoma City location. This is Low T Center's 17(th) location in the US. As awareness and demand for information about testosterone therapy grows, Low T Center has plans of adding more locations in Houston, Dallas and expanding into new states; Ohio, Nevada and...

Researchers from the University of Bonn examine the biological background of lying Testosterone is considered THE male hormone, standing for aggression and posturing. Researchers around Prof. Dr. Armin Falk, an economist from the University of Bonn, have now been able to demonstrate that this sex hormone surprisingly also fosters social behavior. In play situations, subjects who had received testosterone clearly lied less frequently than individuals who had only received a placebo. The...

DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Low T Center has opened its second center in Denver, CO, located in Greenwood Village at 5425 Landmark Place, Building D Suite 105. Dr. James Day is the Medical Director of the Greenwood Village location. This is Low T Center's 16(th) location in the US. As awareness and demand for information about testosterone therapy grows, Low T Center has plans of adding more locations in Houston, Dallas and expanding into new states; Oklahoma, Ohio and...

The hormone prolactin is produced by the pituitary gland in the brain and then travels via the bloodstream to cells throughout the body, where it exerts multiple reproductive and metabolic effects, most notably on the breast where it is the master regulator of lactation. In recent years researchers have found that prolactin is also produced by some tissues outside the brain, however little is known about the functions of extra-pituitary prolactin or how its production is regulated in these...

BOCA RATON, Fla., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Scott Fogle from Life Extension, an organization dedicated to the extension of the healthy human lifespan, will appear on The SUZANNE Show this week to discuss hormone imbalances in men. His appearance is one in a series of segments devoted to sexuality and the aging process. Dr. Fogle reveals the simple truth behind the male mid-life crisis, and just how easy it can be for men to get back to feeling like themselves again. Men over...

SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Limitless Worldwide, LLC, is extremely proud to announce that it has secured the exclusive rights to distribute Somatodyne(TM), the trademark for a proprietary formula that was the subject of a presentation at the Obesity Society's prestigious 30(th) Annual Scientific Meeting. Some of the most cutting-edge obesity research in the world is included at this event, yet the presentation on this dietary supplement was one of the most...