hormone
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The condition means the body can't make enough of a hormone called insulin, or the insulin it makes doesn't work properly - also known as insulin resistance.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Menopause, external is typically caused by a fall in hormone levels and usually affects women between the ages of 45 and 55, but it can happen earlier.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
This week, Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced she too was beginning the process of freezing her eggs, documenting the daily mechanics of giving herself hormone shots on social media.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
After researchers accounted for factors including age, education, genetics, race and hypertension, hormone therapy use was associated with 35% lower odds of showing signs of Alzheimer's disease at autopsy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Did he think it through as carefully as he should have when he took a multi-million-dollar position on a method of breeding “super cattle” by hormone injection and embryonic implant?
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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Last summer, Representative Sara Jacobs would run up to her office to give herself injections of hormones before rushing back to Congress for a session with her fellow lawmakers.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Hunger hormones surge, food cravings intensify and energy expenditure drops.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The arachnid hormones in his body are surging, causing his pupils to turn black and his temper to explode.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
When healthy adipose tissue is lost, the body can no longer manage lipids or release metabolic hormones in the usual way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Those chemicals have been proven to cause cancer, damage nerve cells, and disrupt your endocrine system—your hormones.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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