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: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (such as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually remote from its point of origin
also
: a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
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The often debilitating condition is caused when the hormone that's meant to loosen pubic ligaments to prepare for childbirth overreacts, opening up the pelvis prematurely.
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Kelly Glass, Parents, 26 Nov. 2023
There are also receptors of the GLP-1 hormone located on heart cells, and the drug’s direct effect on those receptors may additionally play a role.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 11 Nov. 2023
In feeding trials, researchers found abnormalities in the rats' thyroids, alterations in their hormone signaling, and accumulation of brominated fatty acids in the heart, liver, and fat of all animals fed BVO.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
The current evidence isn’t yet enough to suggest that clinicians should prescribe hormones to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to Mosconi.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2023
The drug mimics a naturally occurring hormone in the gut called GLP-1, and regulates blood sugar by increasing insulin levels.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
This can potentially reduce pain, inflammation, and cramping that might happen during the IUD insertion, and the feel-good hormones may calm anxiety before the procedure.
—Mara Santilli, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023
According to Harvard Health, the reaction that occurs is called a stress reaction, which is when the body starts releasing hormones like cortisol and adrenaline to prepare your body to face a challenging situation.
—Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
The researchers also measured the levels of five hormones in urine samples from 66 female chimps between the ages of 14 and 67.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
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Kelly Glass, Parents, 26 Nov. 2023
There are also receptors of the GLP-1 hormone located on heart cells, and the drug’s direct effect on those receptors may additionally play a role.
—Elaine Chen, STAT, 11 Nov. 2023
In feeding trials, researchers found abnormalities in the rats' thyroids, alterations in their hormone signaling, and accumulation of brominated fatty acids in the heart, liver, and fat of all animals fed BVO.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
The current evidence isn’t yet enough to suggest that clinicians should prescribe hormones to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, according to Mosconi.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 2 Nov. 2023
The drug mimics a naturally occurring hormone in the gut called GLP-1, and regulates blood sugar by increasing insulin levels.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
This can potentially reduce pain, inflammation, and cramping that might happen during the IUD insertion, and the feel-good hormones may calm anxiety before the procedure.
—Mara Santilli, Glamour, 10 Nov. 2023
According to Harvard Health, the reaction that occurs is called a stress reaction, which is when the body starts releasing hormones like cortisol and adrenaline to prepare your body to face a challenging situation.
—Donna Sarkar, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
The researchers also measured the levels of five hormones in urine samples from 66 female chimps between the ages of 14 and 67.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
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hormone
noun
hor·mone
ˈhȯr-ˌmōn 
: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific and often stimulating effect on cells usually at a distance from the place where it is made
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hormone
noun
hor·mone
ˈhȯr-ˌmōn
1
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: a product of living cells that circulates in body fluids (as blood) or sap and produces a specific often stimulatory effect on the activity of cells usually a distance from its point of synthesis
Some people develop insulin resistance, a condition in which response to the hormone is muted and the body must produce excess insulin to maintain healthy blood-glucose concentrations.—Ben Harder, Science News
Ben Harder, Science News
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: a synthetic substance that acts like a hormone
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: sex hormone
I discovered I had the classic signs of perimenopause, the prelude to "the change" when hormones yo-yo before menstrual periods cease altogether …—Beth Witrogen McLeod, Cooking Light
Beth Witrogen McLeod, Cooking Light
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