Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many cellular and bodily functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes. Scientists have now learned more about how estrogen ...

When it comes to heart health, hormones play a significant role, especially for women. Cardiovascular disease remains the ...

The company seeks to leverage the benefits of estrogen signaling to prevent age-related diseases and improve the “healthspan" ...

NEW ORLEANS — A five-year study by the Tulane University Brain Institute will focus on understanding why estrogen therapy helps protect some women from age-related brain problems, while other women do ...

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than one billion people worldwide and is a leading cause of heart disease ...

Modern medicine offers several primary ways to treat breast cancer, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and anti-estrogen treatments. Ongoing investigations of immunotherapies may lead to their ...

Flu levels are rising as the 2015-2016 season moves into full swing, but new research suggests that women may have a bit less to worry about than men, thanks to higher levels of estrogen. Researchers ...

Estrogen drives male snakes crazy. Crazy for other male snakes that is. In an experiment conducted in 2008-2010 in the famed garter snake caverns of Manitoba, Canada, Oregon State University zoology ...

A new study suggests that neither tamoxifen nor estrogen has a negative impact on brain chemistry in elderly women. These findings may quell concerns about the safety of using tamoxifen to reduce ...