Disruptions to our circadian clocks—the internal molecular timekeepers "ticking" in nearly every cell of our body throughout ...

If you are 45 years old or about to reach the age of 45, then this article is for you. At this stage of age, many changes take place in the body. Do not ignore these changes considering them to be the ...

Pregnancy, menopause and hormone therapy may all impact a woman’s lipoprotein(a) level, challenging the mantra of the once-in ...

Winter can impact women’s hormones, menstrual cycles, and energy levels. A gynaecologist explains why reproductive health ...

Female hormones can suppress pain by making immune cells near the spinal cord produce opioids, a new study from researchers at UC San Francisco has found. This stops pain signals before they get to ...

Although it also performs some functions in men, estrogen, the main female sex hormone, is involved in a myriad of processes, ...

Hormones can be helpful heroes, supporting the immune system and a healthy sleep-wake schedule. But they can also be culprits of frustrating body issues, like excess weight that won’t come off despite ...

Joint pain and body aches are also common. How menopause causes these symptoms isn’t fully understood, but experts say they ...

Hormones can be helpful heroes, supporting the immune system and a healthy sleep-wake schedule. But they can also be culprits of frustrating body issues, like excess weight that won’t come off despite ...

It’s a common saying that, in life, change is the only constant. From the shifting of the seasons to unexpected personal upheavals, the human body is in a perpetual face-off with its environment. The ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Starre Vartan is the author of “The Stronger Sex: What Science Tells Us About the Power of the Female Body,” which will be published on July 15. People who lived through the Irish ...