New research discovers a link between estrogen and pain receptors in the colon, which may explain higher rates and intensity of irritable bowel syndrome-related symptoms in women.

Weizmann Institute researchers say that progesterone and the stress hormone cortisol drive circadian rhythms; when out of sync, risk of sleep disorders, diabetes and cancer The post New study shows ...

According to recent reports, the number of individuals aged 65 years and older throughout the world is increasing at an exceptional rate. In 2008, about 506 million belonged to this age group; however ...

Hormone expert Alisa Vitti discusses her new book, In the FLO, which examines the concept of the infradian rhythm. Read about female hormones in this Q&A. This book shows how mainstream health plans, ...

Testosterone is being sold as the missing hormone for midlife women. Except there's no FDA-approved female dose, so sourcing and dosing has become the Wild West. How did we get here, and what comes ...

Last week’s column was about diet and male and female infertility, based on “Your Body in Balance” by respected ...

The human body is a complex organism managed by a microscopic universe of chemical interactions—with as many billion individual variations as there are people who exist. Hormones are just part of that ...

Female sex hormones can significantly enhance the progression of the rare neurodegenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP), according to a preclinical study by researchers at UT Southwestern ...

Estrogen is not just a female hormone—it plays a crucial role in men’s bone health, sexual function, mood, and heart health ...

In an article recently published in Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, Graziano Pinna from the University of Illinois in Chicago outlines some of the evidence suggesting that female reproductive ...