Cortisol spikes are not something you need to fear. In fact, cortisol rhythms – which involve some ups and some downs – are essential to staying well.
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Type 1 diabetes develops when the body destroys its own insulin-producing cells. Using stem cells to replace them could be a way to get around donor shortages and transplant complications.
Horses and humans share biological similarities that lead them to suffer from similar endocrine and orthopedic diseases. A number of treatments that work for one species often work for the other.
Finding cosmetics that are free of hormone- disrupting chemicals often means paying more. An epidemiologist explains the risk, particularly for young women.
Your body follows a circadian rhythm that influences everything from how well your medications work to the best time for exercise.
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Associate Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston
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Associate Professor of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University
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Assistant Professor of Biology, Texas A&M University
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Research Scientist in Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh
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Conjoint Professor in Endocrinology, UNSW