Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June issue of Circulation: Heart Failure. "Cardiovascular ...

Increasingly sophisticated hormone testing is paving the way for more effective care for women.

One of the most interesting research fields in women's health over the past 10 years includes our growing appreciation that estrogen plays relevant neurotrophic and neuroprotective roles during ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Estrogen is one of the primary female hormones, and it serves an important function in both reproductive and overall health. Estrogen supports ...

Researchers confirm and explore the role of estrogen-related receptors in regulating energy production in muscle cells during exercise. The findings indicate that developing a drug to boost ...

Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, scientists report. Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, ...

The ovarian hormones are known to affect how women experience psychosis. However, this sex-specific difference is rarely ...

The hypothalamus–pituitary–target gland axis has been recognized as a fundamental functional framework of the mammalian endocrine system. The anterior pituitary gland synthesizes and secretes multiple ...

Hormones function as the body’s chemical messengers, orchestrating nearly every physiological process from metabolism and mood to reproduction and sleep. When these powerful compounds fall out of ...

The term cognition indicates the totality of human information processing, including several functions, such as psychomotor skills, pattern recognition, attention, learning and memory, language, ...

Estrogen is one of the primary female hormones, and it serves an important function in both reproductive and overall health. Estrogen supports many important processes, from the development of ...