hormone
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The pineal gland produces melatonin, a hormone that helps control the circadian rhythm.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Anti-obesity treatments mimic a hormone secreted by the intestines, GLP-1.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Both men and women produce testosterone, a hormone that helps men grow hair, height and muscle and helps support female energy levels and bone strength, according to the Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit academic medical center.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
As hormone levels dip and rise throughout your menstrual cycle, so does your sensitivity to heat, Dr Arif explained.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Together, they siphon off an enzyme, which stops the production of a certain hormone, which complicates my life.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
I’m sure the scientific explanation involves ecstatic brain hormones, leading to an overstimulated smile reflex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Finding the biologically important ones is difficult because genuine peptide hormones are relatively rare and can be buried among large numbers of ordinary fragments created during normal protein processing and breakdown.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Retatrutide works by mimicking three gut hormones, which helps regulate appetite and can increase a person’s energy expenditure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
They make everything themselves, using local ingredients from grass-fed cows with no added hormones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
She had since read on the Internet that you could take girl hormones that would change your body, and you could get a bunch of different surgeries if you wanted them and had the money.
From "George" by Alex Gino
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The Catcher in the Rye
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