Hormones
Posted February 20, 2024
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Oops, all science this episode! Erstwhile editorial assistant Deboki Chakravarti steps in for erstwhile everyman Sam Schultz as we parse through fundamental puzzles about humanity: what makes us, us, and if it is hormones, does that make us cocktails or cauldrons?
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Hormones
[Truth or Fail]
https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/trust-hormone-oxytocin-helps-old-muscle-work-new-study-finds
[Trivia Question]
Hormone-injected Judas goats to kill invasive species in Project Isabella
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3092746/
https://modernfarmer.com/2013/09/killing-goats-galapagos/
[Fact Off]
Bones make osteocalcin, which might be a hormone involved in stress reactions
https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(19)30441-3
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6335246/
https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008361
https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1008714
Chrononutrition and breast milk hormones training babies’ circadian rhythms
[Ask the Science Couch]
Hormones (vs. neurotransmitters) and how they affect emotions
Serotonin
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK545168/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5864293/
Testosterone
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033318213001333?via%3Dihub
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/andr.12867
Estrogen
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3753111/
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/fullarticle/210086
Thyroid
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7612998/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378512215006064
Puberty in general
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5192018/
https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/umurj/article/id/1383/
[Butt One More Thing]
Golden spiny mice poop hormones show that they've evolved to be nocturnal (even though they can be diurnal)
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0023446