Sex hormones play key roles in both embryological development and adult tissue homeostasis. In this scenario, several studies demonstrated that dysregulation of sex hormone-related cell signaling is ...

Estrogen and progesterone combined in OCs act in a synergistic manner in the gonadotropin axis. They decrease the secretion of hypophysial-luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone by ...

A woman's binge drinking might be related to her hormones. The female hormone estrogen appears to promote binge drinking in women, a new mouse study published recently in the journal Nature ...

According to the 'critical period' hypothesis, which attempts to explain the observed discrepancies in the studies on estrogen and cognition, estrogen therapy effectively decreases cognitive ...

In addition, the management of dyslipidemia in patients with diabetes and metobolic syndrome is addressed, and the differences between the old and new guidelines are highlighted. The ATP III ...