The discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies calls for additional consideration on how certain medications, especially GLP-1 agonists, can be used to treat obesity and diabetes in ...

The placenta and the hormones it produces may have played a crucial role in the evolution of the human brain, while also leading to the behavioral traits that have made human societies able to thrive ...

Researchers at the University of Oulu have identified a previously unknown mechanism in humans that may explain why certain medicines and environmental chemicals disrupt the balance of sex hormones.

Men have nipples, mammary glands and the hormones required, but the ability for male lactation rarely turns on. Here’s why ...

Male hormone levels maintain day-to-day stability while female hormones experience continuous changes throughout both the menstrual cycle and various life stages.

What do sleep, sex, insulin, mood and hunger have in common? Well, they're all controlled by hormones. But just a century ago, the power of our chemical messengers was barely understood. A new book by ...

A brand new candidate for weight-loss treatment is on the table, with scientists uncovering for the first time how a hormone produced by the hypothalamus during sleep has a direct impact on appetite ...

Researchers at Tulane University have found that whether cells are derived from male or female donors can affect how they grow in common cell culture media. They say the study could help explain why a ...

The translucent exterior of a plastic soda bottle hides a secret in plain sight: hundreds of synthetic chemicals embedded in its seemingly innocuous material. These chemicals give the plastic its ...

The discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies calls for additional consideration on how certain medications can be used to treat obesity and diabetes in humans. Pictures taken with a ...