Steroids News
June 26, 2025
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Feb. 14, 2025 — Scientists have developed a new systematic review to summarize for neurologists and other clinicians the evidence for epidural steroid injections and whether they reduce pain and disability for people with certain kinds of chronic back ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that is used by a male sex hormone essential for muscle and bone function. The findings could lead to the development of new drugs with fewer side effects, for use in applications such as strengthening the ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Women who go on to develop postpartum depression (PPD) may have characteristic levels of neuroactive steroids, molecules derived from the hormone progesterone, in their blood during the third trimester of pregnancy, according to a new study. These ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — New research shows that glioblastoma has an internal clock and syncs its daily rhythms to match -- and take advantage of -- the rhythms of its host. In this way, brain tumors grow in response to the host's daily release of steroid hormones like ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Stress is a double-edged sword when it comes to memory: stressful or otherwise emotional events are usually more memorable, but stress can also make it harder for us to retrieve memories. Now, neuroscientists report that acute stress prevents mice ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — Men and adolescent boys are increasingly at risk of resorting to the dangerous use of anabolic steroids in a bid to achieve the desired muscular build modeled on social media, warn body image experts. A new review that focused specifically on men ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood verbal abuse by adults costs society an estimated $300 billion a year globally, show recent ...
Mar. 7, 2024 — A research team has examined the link between adverse childhood experiences and the risk of mental health problems later in life. The researchers have found that the risk of suffering from mental ...
Jan. 26, 2024 — Previous research has established that childhood experience with abuse, neglect, and substance use in the home can worsen a person's heart health throughout their life. New research, however, now ...
Dec. 20, 2023 — Physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, or neglect, either alone or combined with other types of childhood trauma, increases the risk of chronic pain and related disability in adulthood, according to ...
Nov. 7, 2023 — Researchers show why only a subset of individuals exposed to trauma develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The research, centered on the body's stress hormone response, could pave the way for more targeted treatments for ...
Oct. 26, 2023 — People who have experienced traumatic events in childhood such as abuse, neglect or household dysfunction may be more likely to experience headache disorders as adults, according to a meta-analysis. This research does not prove that such experiences ...
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May 8, 2024 — Despite the high prevalence of substance abuse and its often devastating outcomes, especially among disadvantaged populations, few Americans receive ...
Jan. 30, 2024 — Exposure to body positive imagery on social media increase body satisfaction and reduces weight concerns in both men and women, a new study ...
Oct. 12, 2023 — A drug that boosts strength in injured or aging mice restores connections between nerves and muscle and suggests ways to combat weakness in humans ...
Oct. 11, 2023 — Scientists have uncovered why night shift work is associated with changes in appetite in a new study. The findings could help the millions of people ...
Calls for Verbal Abuse of Children by Adults to Be Formally Recognized as Form of Child Maltreatment
Oct. 2, 2023 — A new systematic review has highlighted the importance of identifying childhood verbal abuse by adults as a standalone subtype of child maltreatment, ...
Aug. 29, 2023 — A new study shows that people suffering from hospital-treated depression may have a high risk of developing conditions such as substance abuse, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety -- ...
July 7, 2023 — New research has found that the way childhood abuse and/or neglect is remembered and processed has a greater impact on later mental health than the ...
June 19, 2023 — For the first time, cells involved with the communication between stress responses in the brain and inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract ...
May 1, 2023 — It's generally accepted we will lose muscle strength and slow down as we age, making it more difficult to perform simple tasks such as getting up, walking and sitting down. But new research indicates ...
Nov. 15, 2022 — One aspect of hormonal contraceptives' effect on the teenage body remains a mystery -- whether and how they modify the developing brain. New research in young rats links synthetic hormones found in ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 11, 2023 — Partners and children who are subject to domestic abuse are more likely to experience certain physical and mental health effects than previously thought, according to a new ...
Nov. 21, 2022 — The number of stores selling alcohol in a neighborhood is linked to cases of child abuse and neglect in the same area, a new study ...
Sep. 21, 2022 — Substance abuse among U.S. adolescents is diminishing, except for an uptake in cannabis and vaping use, according to a new study. The findings show that low social engagement and participation in ...
Aug. 8, 2022 — Disruption of the circadian clocks that keep the body and its cells entrained to the 24-hour day-night cycle plays a critical role in weight gain, according to a pair of ...
Aug. 1, 2022 — It is well known that whole-body exposure to high frequency ultrasound increases brain activity in humans. However, little is known about its impact and associated mechanisms on emotional states like ...
July 19, 2022 — Researchers used a new kind of computational tool to parse the complicated genetics that put some people at higher risk of becoming addicted to alcohol, cigarettes, and likely other ...