Microglia (immune cells) and the RANK protein are essential for triggering puberty and maintaining fertility in the brain.

A gene that is typically active only in reproductive cells may hold the key to new treatments for triple negative breast cancer, according to new research published in the journal Nature ...

Mycologists cultivated fungi they found in post-wildfire landscapes to understand the evolutionary traits behind their ...

Ardian, Charterhouse, CVC and L Catterton are among the PE firms investing in different areas of the women's healthcare market.

Gynecologic cancers affect thousands of women each year, yet many remain difficult to detect in their earliest stages.

Asian elephant calf Linh Mai will make her public debut at Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute this Earth Day, April 22. She was born Feb. 2 to mother Nhi Linh and father ...

The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a hormone that activates the hypophysis, at the base of the skull, which then ...

To address the decline, the government previously pledged a monthly cash incentive of Nu 10,000 for families with a third child or more, payable until the child turns three. However, this pledge ...

The Commission on the Status of Women faces a critical moment as activists strive to uphold global standards for women’s rights amid rising anti-rights sentiment and a precarious UN financial crisis.

Learn about the materials and technologies powering untethered micro devices in healthcare, and discover the clinical applications in oncology and vascular disease.

Dr. Adam Urato, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and critic of antidepressant safety, is pressing the FDA to add a boxed warning to SSRIs, the drugs most commonly prescribed for depression.

In recent years, the Republican-dominated Louisiana Legislature has passed a host of laws restricting women’s health care and ...