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 ...

The human gut is the largest mammalian organ to produce hormones. In response to food, the hormone-producing cells in this organ secrete dozens of peptides. Now, researchers from the Organoid group ...

Researchers from the Hubrecht Institute and Utrecht University generated an in-depth description of the human hormone-producing cells of the gut, in a large collaborative effort with other research ...

Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower in the United States for many years, but that trend has recently reversed, and STI rates are now skyrocketing. Gonorrhea is one of ...

A common weedkiller in the U.S., already suspected of causing sexual abnormalities in frogs and fish, has now been found to alter hormonal signaling in human cells, scientists from the University of ...

Brain organoids have come a long way. These mini-brains, at most the size of a pea, are made from stem cells or reprogrammed skin cells and churned inside a bioreactor full of nutrients. With ...

Bioidentical hormones are synthetic substances designed to replicate natural human hormones, and are commonly used to address hormonal imbalances. Companies often market them as safer and more ...

COLUMBIA - Researchers at the United State Geological Survey (USGS) in Columbia are conducting tests on Missouri fish to measure the levels of human hormones in Missouri's waterways. The USGS is ...

Neurobiology may sound complex, but boosting your brain health is simple with SottoPelle®. Scientific research shows that hormones set the stage in motion for every function of the body and brain.

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 ...

For a woman struggling with fertility, uncertainty and anxiety are very common emotions. Not knowing if or when pregnancy is possible can create a lot of stress. Luckily, women have found great ...