Anxiety is a common and significant symptom of menopause and perimenopause, largely due to hormone fluctuations. Numerous ...

Melbourne researchers have discovered gender-affirming hormone therapy can alter body proteins to match a person's gender ...

The layoffs have raised fears that the administration could be effectively ending an initiative that provides contraception ...

Hormones are vital for maintaining normal body functions, but scientists are finding they can also powerfully - and sometimes negatively - affect our mood and mental health.

Hormones play a vital part in keeping our bodies working properly. But they can also have a powerful – and sometimes negative ...

An uncovered mechanism that helps sperm reach and fertilize an egg could inspire non-hormonal contraception for men and women ...

For decades, the responsibility for contraception has fallen mostly on women, who have had access to over 20 FDA-approved methods. Meanwhile, men have only had two options: condoms or vasectomies, ...

How humans move is an open question, according to Mark Latash, distinguished professor of kinesiology at Penn State. Investigations continue into how the nervous system generates meaningful movements, ...

"This discovery shows that the body has a built-in backup plan. GLP-1 is simply a much more powerful signal for beta cells than glucagon,” Dr Campbell said. “The ability to switch from glucagon to GLP ...

One percent might not seem like a lot, but in human evolution, it’s all that genetically separates humans from chimpanzees. Scientists have long pondered how a 1% genetic difference could be so ...

As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women with messages about the pill, many are questioning what they’ve long been told. As social media and wellness podcasters bombard young women ...

When Duolingo co-founder and CEO Luis von Ahn announced in June that the popular language-learning app would become an “AI-first” operation, the internet assumed the technology would replace human ...