Pregnancy, menopause and hormone therapy may all impact a woman’s lipoprotein(a) level, challenging the mantra of the once-in ...

Research shows that estrogen administration, such as through HRT, can increase resting energy expenditure by up to 200-220 ...

“Every single day, I would have a hot flash, maybe two times a day. I was walking around with paper towels under my underarms.” Fifty-year-old Nehal, who lives in Pasadena and runs an online business, ...

For decades, doctors have been puzzled by why women develop Alzheimer’s disease at nearly twice the rate of men. There are an estimated 7 million people in the U.S. living with Alzheimer’s, with that ...

"Seated woman with bent knee" by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, 1917. Source: Photo credit: Bridgeman Images. Used with permission. During the transition to menopause and even well beyond menopause for ...

After decades when menopausal women were steered away from hormone therapy due to breast cancer concerns, new evidence shows it may be right for some.

U.S. health officials are taking the first steps toward removing the long-standing black box warning on estrogen products prescribed to treat menopause symptoms — a move that ...

Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights different research projects and topics being explored at Penn State. The following originally appeared on The Conversation. Menopause can have ...

Perimenopause and menopause used to be dismissed simply as symptoms of getting older, but that’s shifting thanks to ...

This special report explores why affective disorders are more prevalent in women across the lifespan, highlighting the ...

STUDIO WITH DETAILS. MIN. WELL, DEB, A GASTROENTEROLOGIST AT MERCY MEDICAL CENTER, SAYS IN A NORMAL CYCLE, HORMONES INCREASE AND DECREASE, ESPECIALLY DURING CERTAIN TIMES IN A WOMAN’S LIFE, LIKE ...