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Astressin-B is a nonselective corticotropin releasing hormone antagonist that reduces the synthesis of adrenocorticotropic hormone and cortisol. [1] It reduces the synthesis of adrenocorticotropic hormone and improves the sexual drive of rats under stressing conditions. [2] Astressin-B is able to delay the emptying of solid food in mice. [3]
A Corticotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (CRH antagonist) is a specific type of receptor antagonist that blocks the receptor sites for corticotropin-releasing hormone, also known as corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF), which synchronizes the behavioral, endocrine, autonomic, and immune responses to stress by controlling the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA axis). [1]
Anastrozole, sold under the brand name Arimidex among others, is an antiestrogenic medication used in addition to other treatments for breast cancer. [6] [7] Specifically it is used for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. [7] It has also been used to prevent breast cancer in those at high risk. [7] It is taken by mouth. [7]
Over a 45-years span — between 1975 and 2020 — improvements in cancer screenings and prevention strategies have reduced deaths from five common cancers more than any advances in treatments ...
The group changed its name to Cancer and Leukemia Group B in 1976 to reflect its role with solid tumors as well as leukemia. In March 2011, CALGB merged with two other cooperative groups, the American College of Surgeons Oncology Group (ACOSOG) and North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG), to form the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology .
The "Plan B" morning-after pill is a type of emergency birth control, also called emergency contraception, according to the Mayo Clinic, which said it can help prevent pregnancy after sexual ...
AOH1996 is an experimental anticancer medication which acts as a small molecule inhibitor of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) and is in Phase I clinical trials at City of Hope as of August 2023 for the treatment of solid tumors.
Luigi Mangione, 26, was charged with murder late Monday in the Dec. 4 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City after police in Altoona, Pa., were called to a McDonald’s ...