oestrogen

April 03, 2013

Asthma linked to oestrogen and obesity

  Newcastle researchers say they have found a link between asthma and oestrogen in young obese women.   The Hunter Medical Research Institute’s Hayley Scott says oestrogen stimulates leptin, a hormone that regulates hunger, but also promotes airway inflammation.   A study of 130 people found younger females tended to show a more hormone-related pattern…