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 ...

Estrogens are powerful hormones important for the formation and function of the nervous, reproductive and cardiovascular systems. Xenoestrogens are environmental chemicals -- both industrial ...

The midlife hormonal shift of menopause can have a significant impact on a woman’s skin. Increased dryness is often one of ...

Bethesda, MD – In women, the risk of coronary heart disease increases significantly after menopause. Estrogen therapy, however, reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in healthy postmenopausal ...

Most research on pathologies in women's health has centered on changes in E2. Our review of data from a variety of fields suggests that serotonin is one way that estrogen is exerting its effects on ...

Estrogen may protect against heart failure-related depression by preventing the production of inflammation-causing chemicals in the brain. Estrogen may protect against heart failure-related depression ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2009;5(5):507-520. Furthermore, both physiologically low and moderate doses of estradiol replacement improved the capability of OVX rats to handle increasing amounts of WM ...

Estrogen is a hormone typically related to reproduction and sexual characteristics, but it also promotes vascular elasticity, encourages cholesterol balance, and has anti-inflammatory properties that ...

Estrogen-based hormone therapy can cause a person to experience physical, emotional, sexual, and reproductive changes. Some changes can reach their full extent within 2 to 3 years, while others can ...

The body needs a suitable balance of estrogen and other sex hormones for health. High estrogen levels may cause weight gain, low mood, and severe premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in females. In males, ...