estrogen receptors

Improved Estrogen Reception May Sharpen Fuzzy Memory

admin — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:15:02 -0500

Finding ways to boost the brain's estrogen receptors may be an alternative to adding estrogen to the body in efforts to improve cognition in postmenopausal women and younger women with low estrogen levels, according to neuroscientists at the University of Florida's McKnight Brain Institute.

Improved estrogen reception may sharpen fuzzy memory

admin — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500

(University of Florida) Finding ways to boost the brain's estrogen receptors may be an alternative to adding estrogen to the body in efforts to improve cognition in postmenopausal women and younger women with low estrogen levels, according to neuroscientists at the University of Florida's McKnight Brain Institute.

Previously Unseen Switch Regulates Breast Cancer Response To Est...

admin — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:45:25 -0500

A tiny modification called methylation on estrogen receptors prolongs the life of these growth-driving molecules in breast cancer cells. Most breast cancers contain estrogen receptors, which enable them to grow in the presence of the hormone estrogen. Their presence can determine whether tumors will respond to the estrogen-blocking drug tamoxifen. The finding will help researchers sort out how mutations change the estrogen receptor's function and allow some breast cancers to resist tamoxifen.