hormones Archives
Electronic health record study discovers novel hormone deficiency
Mar. 11, 2021—A novel hormone deficiency may exist in humans, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered. In an analysis of two decades worth of electronic health records, the researchers found that some patients have unexpectedly low levels of natriuretic peptide hormone in clinical situations that should cause high levels of the hormone.
Mouse study sheds light on boy-girl differences
Jan. 10, 2013—There may be a biological basis for separate doll and dump truck aisles in the toy store.