About 15 per cent of all couples of reproductive age are involuntarily childless. A major reason why so many need assisted reproduction is that nowadays more and more people are
An interdisciplinary research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), the InnoHK Laboratory of Data Discovery for Health (InnoHK D24H), and the London
Deciding whether to start hormone therapy during the menopause transition, the life phase that’s the bookend to puberty and when a woman’s menstrual cycle stops, is a hotly debated topic.
A new study led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants — small particle air pollution and outdoor artificial light at night —
Don’t breathe in the dust on Mars. That’s the takeaway from new research from a team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder. The findings suggests that
Hormones may be leveraged to treat and prevent signs of aging such as wrinkles and hair graying, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society journal Endocrine Reviews.
Doctors at Queen Mary University of London, Barts Health NHS Trust, and University College London have led the development of a simple, minimally invasive Targeted Thermal Therapy (Triple T) that
The hormone insulin plays a central role in the metabolism of many living organisms. When food is plentiful, insulin promotes the absorption and storage of energy. In times of hunger,
Maternal stress hormone levels during early pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the stress system of the offspring. The results of a long-term study on wild Assamese macaques in
The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to “pregame” — consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it’s offered, according to a preclinical
