Why blood pressure rises faster in women after midlife
A new review reveals how genes, hormones, lifestyle, and environmental stressors interact across the lifespan to shape blood…
Scientists Looked at 52 Studies on Testosterone and Risk Taking and Found Almost No Connection
Credit: Unsplash. Testosterone has been used to explain Wall Street bravado, reckless driving, dangerous sports, political aggression, and…
Study challenges assumptions about testosterone’s role in brain cancer
Scientists have long suspected that androgens, male sex hormones like testosterone, may help tumors grow because the hormones…
Testosterone may help limit brain tumor growth in men
In a new National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study, scientists at Cleveland Clinic discovered that hormones associated with…
Time-restricted eating improves hormone levels in women with PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, affects as many as 18% of all childbearing-age women. The condition occurs when…
Manfluencers’ testosterone therapy: a sign of cultural decay
Conservatives who worry about children being medically transitioned might spare a thought for what’s happening to teenage boys.…
Ashwagandha aids recovery without blunting training stress in athletes
A controlled trial in team-sport athletes suggests Ashwagandha may help maintain hormonal balance and support recovery and power…
Scientists create light-controlled versions of cholesterol
High levels of cholesterol are linked to heart disease, stroke, and many other health problems. However, this complex…
Study shows how ketogenic eating improves hormonal balance in PCOS
A new synthesis of randomized trials reveals that a carefully supervised very low-carbohydrate ketogenic diet can improve weight,…
Maternal stress linked to earlier baby teeth
Children have 20 milk teeth, 10 in each jaw. This set of teeth is important for chewing and…
Study explores scent’s role in social status perceptions
As humans, we are constantly navigating social status, using subconscious strategies to assert either our dominance or prestige. …
Women in Menopause Are Fanatical About Testosterone
Illustration: Olivier Heiligers The nurse practitioner handed Charlotte Andersen an address. “Meet me in this parking lot,” she…