New study finds leptin plays a key role in womenâs health
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A new study has found that leptin plays a critical role in womenâs reproductive and neuroendocrine health and suggests a future for the hormone in treating a number of conditions including exercise-induced bone loss, eating disorders and some cases of
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Overweight and obese women have a lower risk of breast cancer prior to menopause, researchers said on Monday in a finding they said both puzzles them and contradicts conventional wisdom.
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Obese men and women suffer more commonly from a host of potentially deadly and debilitating conditions than people with more slender builds, according to researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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Female sex hormones in the womb may influence neurodevelopment and later risk for anorexia, a new study suggests.
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A new study conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center suggest that overweight and obese women who take oral contraceptives are 60 percent to 70 percent more likely to get pregnant while on the birth-control pill, respectively, than women of
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Previous reports have shown that obesity increases a woman&#39;s risk of developing breast cancer -- and now new research indicates that obesity continues to have a negative effect once breast cancer occurs.
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Women who put on a lot of weight at any stage of adulthood increase their risk of breast cancer, likely because the hormone estrogen accumulates in the acquired fat and promotes tumors, researchers said on Monday.
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The old adage that being overweight &quot;is in the genes&quot; may be true, at least partially, for some, say researchers. A team from the University of Marberg in Germany found mutations in the MC4R gene had a &quot;major&quot; impact on people&#39;s body mass index.
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A small experiment has concluded that  twice daily injections of the hormone leptin, best known to  regulate appetite and weight, can jump-start an idling  reproductive system.
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NEW YORK  - Women who are overweight or  obese before becoming pregnant generally spend a longer time in  labor than thinner women do, a new study suggests.
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Exercise alone isn&#39;t enough in the fight against diabetes, women have got to drop the weight as well, according to a new study by Brigham and Women&#39;s Hospital.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A key protein may help doctors spot women at hidden risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer, according to new research.
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The lining of the uterus or  &quot;endometrium&quot; appears to play a small but significant role in  reducing fertility among women who are overweight, Spanish  researchers report.
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Overweight and obese women have a  lower risk of breast cancer prior to menopause, researchers  said on Monday in a finding they said both puzzles them and  contradicts conventional wisdom.
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Researchers find a strong association between body mass index and a variety of cancers.
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Too many calories and too little exercise are undeniably the major factors contributing to the obesity epidemic, but several recent animal studies suggest that environmental exposure to widely used chemicals may also help make people fat.
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Breast cancer is more likely to kill obese women than those of normal weight, research suggests.