Active birth control pills may increase emotional eating
Women using active combined oral contraceptive pills reported modest but consistent increases in emotional eating compared with inactive…
Longer hormone exposure linked to healthier brain aging in women
Women with a history of hormonal birth control, menopausal hormone therapy, or later menopause showed structural brain differences…
Gut microbes emerge as potential players in estrogen-driven cancers
Scientists say gut microbes may do more than recycle estrogen, but turning the endocrine-microbiome axis into a cancer…
New oral drug shows promise for chronic heart failure treatment
An early clinical study shows that a new oral drug is safe and well-tolerated in patients with chronic…
Elite athletes with higher vitamin D show healthier lipid profiles
In a large cohort of professional male athletes, higher vitamin D status tracked with lower atherogenic lipid markers,…
Study links menopause and hormone therapy status to modifiable health behaviors
Menopause is associated with a number of adverse health effects, some of which can be mitigated by an…
Study maps biological pathways of weed killer during pregnancy
Exposure to glyphosate, the active ingredient in many weed killers, was linked to changes in several hormones that…
Light-controlled molecular switch wakes lung cancer cells for treatment
Researchers from ETH Zurich have developed a molecular switch that is controlled by light. It wakes lung cancer…
Menopausal hormone therapy linked to stronger bone health
Women on menopausal hormonal therapy face a decreased risk of low bone mineral density compared to those not…
Common plasticizer may trigger lifelong anxiety-related behavioral changes
Male rats that were exposed to the widely used plasticizer di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) during early development exhibited increased…
Non-hormonal menopausal medication improves mood and hot flashes
The first real-world study of the FDA-approved non-hormone treatment fezolinetant found the menopausal medication improved hot flashes, depression and anxiety in women, according to industry-sponsored research being presented Sunday…
Study finds gaps in guideline-based testosterone prescribing practices
Only a small number of men who were prescribed testosterone therapy received appropriate, guideline-concordant diagnostic testing, according to a study…