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hormone

[hawr-mohn] / ˈhɔr moʊn /


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He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in January 2025 and began hormone therapy.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Now, he’s on a hormone regimen that makes him tired and occasionally moody.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He stepped away from that version of his career before later transitioning in 2020 and beginning hormone treatment in 2021.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

When inflammatory signals remain elevated, they can interfere with insulin signaling and make it harder for cells to respond to the hormone.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

When, for example, couples report feeling indescribably happy in each other’s presence, that’s dopamine, the pleasure hormone, doing its work.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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