Postmenopausal women have increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease due to loss of estrogen from metabolic changes. A high-fat diet further exacerbates the disease, which can progress to ...

Three hours of moderate exercise per week significantly reduced circulating estrogens in postmenopausal women, according to a new Public Health Sciences Division study published in the April 15 issue ...

Scientists have created zebrafish mutants in four different receptors -- found inside or on the surface of cells -- that respond to estrogens, and they have used the mutants to help unravel a novel ...

The hormone estrogen alleviates the sleep disruption experienced by zebrafish genetically designed to help understand the biology of autism spectrum disorder, scientists report. Research led by UCL, ...

Estrogens have widespread biologic actions, and there are naturally occurring phytoestrogens that mimic some of the actions of endogenously produced estrogens. In this review, we will focus on new ...

Estrogens are known to drive tumor growth in breast cancer cells that carry its receptors, but a new study by Duke Cancer Institute researchers unexpectedly finds that estrogens play a role in fueling ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Conjugated estrogen/bazedoxifene users had higher endometrial cancer and endometrial hyperplasia rates vs.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A research study by behavioral neuroscientists at the University at Buffalo offers new information about how ovarian hormones, in particular the powerful estrogen estradiol, help to ...

A review of studies looking into the health effects of consuming estrogen-containing cows’ milk has found that the milk is likely to be safe for human consumption. The review suggests that the level ...

Sex hormones of the class known as steroidal estrogens, which are in hormone-replacement therapies and birth control pills, are among the latest compounds that a government panel of U.S. scientists ...

Bone metabolism is influenced by sex steroids during growth and adulthood in both men and women. Although this influence is well described in women, the relative importance of androgens and estrogens ...