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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A decades-old warning rooted in flawed research kept millions of women from life-changing treatment, officials say.

Estrogen's direct genomic effects are mediated by the nuclear form of the estrogen receptors ERα or ERβ which associate with the Estrogen Response Element (ERE) or the fos/jun heterodimers that bind ...

Women before menopause are less likely to experience high blood pressure compared to older men and women. Estrogen plays a ...

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 ...

Women using estrogen-containing contraceptives vs. not using any systemic hormonal contraceptives had reduced odds for ...

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 ...

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 ...