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 ...

A new study published in Neuropsychopharmacology suggests that the use of oral contraceptives may influence how the brain ...

Weizmann Institute researchers say that progesterone and the stress hormone cortisol drive circadian rhythms; when out of ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. When it comes to birth control, men have exactly two reliable options: condoms or a vasectomy. That’s it. For decades ...

Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A hormone-free birth control pill for men is showing promise in early trials — and could mark a major shift in reproductive health. The pill, called YCT-529, is being ...

Finally, researchers are closing in on an oral male contraceptive pill that works without hormones, offers full reversibility and – most strikingly – has caused zero side effects. The pill, called YCT ...

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 ...

Ghrelin is a hormone your stomach makes that signals your body when you're hungry. You might think of it as an "on switch" for appetite. Your small intestine, pancreas, and brain also release small ...

Recent research findings put a spotlight on the link between human growth hormone (HGH) and Alzheimer’s disease. Could taking HGH increase your risk of Alzheimer’s? Ultimately, scientists say they ...