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Higher circulating fibroblast growth factor 23 concentrations are associated with an increased risk of incident coronary heart disease

Circulating FGF23 Linked to Incident Coronary Heart Disease

After adjustment for hormone therapy use in women, associations no longer differed by sex
Low oxytocin levels are related to a lack of emotional awareness in women with a history of anorexia nervosa

Low Oxytocin Tied to Impaired Social-Emotional Function

Findings among women with a history of eating disorders
Postmenopausal estradiol therapy may protect certain types of cognition in the presence of stress

Postmenopausal Estradiol Linked to Blunted Cortisol Responses

May protect certain cognitive processes against stress exposure
Biomarkers indicating diminished ovarian reserve versus normal ovarian reserve are not associated with reduced fertility among women aged 30 to 44 years without a history of infertility who have been trying to conceive for three months or less

Biomarkers of Ovarian Reserve Don’t Indicate Infertility

Low antimüllerian hormone, high follicle-stimulating hormone not linked to infertility in women 30-44
Exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters ≤2.5 µm is associated with metabolic alterations

Exposure to Particulate Matter Linked to Metabolic Alterations

Higher exposure to particulate matter ≤2.5 µm linked to increases in cortisol, cortisone, epinephrine
Testosterone may be tied to gender disparity in rates of asthma

Testosterone Found to Be Protective Against Asthma

Study findings could explain why airway condition is more common in women
Cross-sex hormones appear to be safe for transgender adolescents

Cross-Sex Hormones Appear to Be Safe for Transgender Teens

Although increased hemoglobin, hematocrit, BMI and lower HDL seen with testosterone use
For older men

Low Serum Levels of DHEAS Predict Fractures in Older Men

Inverse correlation for DHEAS levels with risk of any fracture, non-vertebral major osteoporotic fractures
For women with low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum

Hormonal Maintenance Tx Ups PFS in Low-Grade Serous Cancer

Significantly longer progression-free survival in low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary or peritoneum
When prostate cancer recurs after surgery

Bicalutamide Improves Survival After Prostate Cancer Returns

Fewer bicalutamide patients died of prostate cancer compared to patients taking placebo