Pregnancy Temporarily Lowers a Woman’s Voice
Researchers report a woman's voice pitch drops during pregnancy. Changes in hormone levels could be to blame.... Read More...
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Feeling Anxious? Blame the Size of Your Waistline
Researchers identify a link between waist-to-height ratio and risk of developing anxiety in menopausal women. ... Read More...
Estrogen Causes Neuroblastoma Cells to Mature into Neurons
Karolinska Institute researchers report over-expression of the estrogen receptor causes neuroblastoma cells to mature into neuron-like cells.... Read More...
Higher Estrogen Levels Linked to Increased Alcohol Sensitivity in Brain’s Reward Center
Neurons in the ventral tegmental area, an area of the brain considered to be the reward center, fire more rapidly to alcohol when estrogen levels are elevated, a new study reports. The study may shed light on how alcohol addiction develops in some women.... Read More...
Menopause Triggers Metabolic Changes in Brain That May Promote Alzheimer’s
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers may have answered why women are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease than men. In a new PLOS ONE study, researchers reveal menopause can cause metabolic changes in the brain that appear to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.... Read More...
Sex and Aggression Controlled Separately in Female Animal Brains, But Overlap in Male Brains
According to a new study, while brain regions that control sexual and aggressive behaviors in male and female mice are the same, the way they are wired is different.... Read More...
Why Do Some People Stay Sharp As They Age?
Researchers are embarking on a new study to answer how some people are able to stay sharper than others as they age.... Read More...
Why Some Women Are More Likely to Feel Depressed
A new study published in the journal Menopause finds longer duration of estrogen exposure from the start of menstruation until the onset of menopause is associated with a reduced risk of depression in women. ... Read More...
Promising Treatments For Hot Flashes
Researchers are testing a new drug, which can be used as an alternative to estrogen therapy for menopausal women. Early data shows the drug significantly reduced the total number of weekly hot flashes in women by 73% and was well tolerated by those who took it.... Read More...
Puberty Hormones Trigger Changes in Youthful Learning
A new study demonstrates changes in cortical neurotransmission due to hormones at puberty.... Read More...
Tea Consumption Leads to Epigenetic Changes in Women
According to researchers, tea consumption leads to epigenetic changes in women, involving genes associated with cancer and estrogen metabolism.... Read More...
Female Hormones May Trigger Headaches in Girls Battling Migraine
According to researchers, lower levels of progesterone was associated with higher incidences of migraines in older teen girls, while in younger teens, the opposite was true.... Read More...