Age-related differences in temporal discounting (TD) and risk-taking, and their association, were examined in adolescents and young adults (n = 337) aged 12-27 years. Since monetary rewards are typically used in TD and risk-taking tasks, the association between monetary reward valuation and age and decision-making in these tasks was explored as well. TD declined linearly with age, with a partic...

The effects of certain long-term hormonal treatments of male and female rats on the activities of several enzymes involved in kynurenine synthesis and degradation were determined to further rationalize previously observed sex differences . Treatment causing elevated tryptophan oxygenase activities (corticosteroid administration) did not cronsistently result in changes of kynurenine hydrolaxe an...

S * 37th Annual Meeting * American Society of Preventive Oncology Peabody Hotel, Memphis, TN, March 10–12, 2013 The following are the 18 highest scoring abstracts of those submitted for presentation at the 37th Annual ASPO meeting held March 10–12, 2013, in Memphis, TN. An Efficient Resource to Accelerate Research into the Cause and Prevention of Breast Cancer: The Love/Avon Army of Women Love,...

BACKGROUND Fluctuating hormone levels are known to influence a woman's mood and well-being. This study aimed to determine whether lifetime hormonal markers are associated with late-life depression symptoms among elderly community-dwelling women. METHOD Detailed reproductive histories of 1013 women aged 65 years and over were obtained using questionnaires, and depressive symptoms were assessed...

Data on the etiology of hormone-associated cancers are reviewed. Although for breast cancer many risk fac tors point to the relevance of hormonal factors, findings are not uniform. Evidence points to the importance of dietary factors, and one study appears to confirm an association with high total fat intake. Dietary factors, although possibly mediated through a hormonal mecha nism, may eventua...

It has been shown that women's preference for masculinity in male faces changes across the menstrual cycle. Preference for masculinity is stronger when conception probability is high than when it is low. These findings have been linked to cyclic fluctuations of hormone levels. The purpose of the present study is to further investigate the link between gonadal steroids (i.e. testosterone, estrad...

BACKGROUND Studies have reported current hormonal contraceptive use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including high blood pressure. The aim of this study was to determine the association between past hormonal contraception use and high blood pressure in Australian postmenopausal women. METHODS Women were recruited from the 45 and Up Study, an observational cross-sectional s...

OBJECTIVES Since 2000, the Province of Quebec has experienced a shortage of physicians and a decrease in access to prescription contraceptives. A task-shifting strategy was launched in 2007 to allow trained nurses, in collaboration with community pharmacists, to start healthy women on hormonal contraception for a six-month period without a medical consultation. This study examined the proportio...

The aim of this study was to examine the pattern of attendance of patients requesting Emergency Hormonal Contraception (EHC) at an accident and emergency department before and after a government driven change in legislation, which allowed EHC to be sold over-the-counter by trained pharmacists, to women aged 16 years and above. We employed retrospective comparative study using computer records o...