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How Hormones Affect Lupus Treatment
Introduction Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a syndrome characterized by dysregulation of the immune system and widespread inflammation that can involve multiple organs and body syste...
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Endocrinology Enhances Zoo Breeding Strategies
Reproductive physiologist Ja- nine L. Brown may say she’s a “lab geek” who “hides behind hormones,” but her groundbreaking work in endocrine monitoring at the Smithsonian Conservation Biolog...IMPOSTERS in the Medicine Cabinet
A wave of counterfeit drugs puts public at riskEarly Investigators Forum in San Francisco
The Trainee and Career Development Core Committee, in collaboration with the Research Affairs Core Committee, hosted the 2012 Early Investigators Workshop on September 28 and 29 in San Francisco. Thir...Klinefelter Syndrome
Although considered the most common chromosomal disorder in humans, the subtle symptoms of Klinefelter syndrome can result in a man living with the condition his entire life without ever being diagnos...Sjögren's and Klinefelter Two Conditions that Challenge Diagnosis
When pro tennis star Venus Williams dropped out of the 2011 U.S. Open, she called national attention to Sjögren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own...
