Glittery poo unlocks fertility clues in rhinos at Monarto Safari Park
South Australian zookeepers at looking for sparkles in the unlikeliest of places — “big nuggets” of rhinoceros poo.…
Men’s Testosterone Levels Have Fallen by Half in 50 Years and Scientists Are Worried
Image credits: Julien Tromeur. Something keeps happening to men’s hormones. Across nearly 50 years and five countries, testosterone…
Trial offers hope for babies with fetal kidney failure
Women diagnosed early in pregnancy with a fetus lacking adequate kidney function to make the urine that serves…
Some statins may increase erectile dysfunction risk
Could the type of statin matter for men’s sexual health? A Mendelian randomization study suggests lipophilic statins may…
Imaging scans detect prostate cancer progression despite stable PSA levels
Patients with advanced prostate cancer may need periodic imaging scans to catch tumor growth even with stable levels…
Why Can’t I Eat as Much as I Used to?
Q: When I was younger, I had a large, healthy appetite. Now that I’m in my 60s, I…
Single DNA injection provides long-lasting weight loss in mouse study
Scientists at The Wistar Institute have shown that a single injection of a small, circular piece of genetic…
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…
The menstrual cycle changes heart-rate variability but not strength
New research reveals that the menstrual cycle may influence how the heart’s autonomic nervous system functions, while strength,…
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…
Oral contraceptive pills may increase binge eating in some women
A new study from Michigan State University found increases in binge eating when taking hormone pills in the…
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…