Their study, published recently in Nature, focuses on what is known as the estrogen receptor, a protein linked in previous research to the development of roughly 70% of all breast tumors.

Breast cancers can be classified into subgroups that hint at the aggressiveness of the cancer and the likelihood that the ...

² Equol, a metabolite with a stronger binding affinity for estrogen receptors than its precursor daidzein, may enhance the health effects of phytoestrogens, including potential benefits for bone, ...

Breast cancers can be classified into subgroups that hint at the aggressiveness of the cancer and the likelihood that the ...

Estrogen receptor-binding experiments with [3 H]17β-estradiol were conducted exactly as reported in a previously published paper using extracts from Cos-7 cells transfected with expression vectors ...

The genome of Caenorhabditis elegans encodes 284 nuclear hormone receptor, which perform diverse functions in development and physiology. One of the best characterized of these is NHR-49, related in ...

Over time, levels of the hormones testosterone and estrogen can become imbalanced in males, potentially causing health problems. Medications called estrogen blockers are among the treatment options ...

1Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.