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Featured Neuroscience

·June 3, 2018·4 min read

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.

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Featured Neurology Neuroscience

·May 30, 2018·2 min read

Hormone Therapy May Lead to Improved Cognitive Function

A new study reveals using estradiol gel in combination with oral progesterone can help to improve cognitive function in postmenopausal women.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·January 15, 2018·3 min read

Study Finds ‘Baby Brain’ is Real, But We’re Still Not Sure What Causes it

A new study reveals baby brain, the increased forgetfulness and inattention some women experience during pregnancy does, in fact, exist.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·November 10, 2017·6 min read

Both Obese and Anorexic Women Have Low Levels of ‘Feel Good’ Neurosteroid

Women who suffer from eating disorders from anorexia to obesity have lower levels of allopregnanolone, a progesterone metabolite previously linked to mood disorders, a new study reports.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 2, 2017·4 min read

Puberty Hormones Trigger Changes in Youthful Learning

A new study demonstrates changes in cortical neurotransmission due to hormones at puberty.

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Featured Neurology Open Neuroscience Articles

·May 9, 2017·7 min read

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.

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Featured Genetics Psychology

·January 3, 2017·5 min read

Premenstrual Mood Disorder Linked to Sex Hormone Sensitive Gene Complex

Researchers report dysregulated expression of a gene complex could explain why PMDD is a disorder of cellular response to progesterone and estrogen.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·September 21, 2016·4 min read

Menstrual Cycle Affects Memory and Navigation Skills

Researchers report estrogen and progesterone can affect memory and problem solving.

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Featured Neurology Psychology

·March 12, 2016·3 min read

Link Between Impaired Cognitive Function and Exposure to Synthetic Progestin During Development

Study links common steroid used to prevent premature birth to impaired cognitive function in offspring.

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Featured Neuroscience

·June 4, 2015·5 min read

Hormone Erases That Manly Smell

Researchers discover female mice can't sense the odor of male mice during the period of sexual inactivity during the reproductive cycle.

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Brain Cancer Featured Neurology

·June 19, 2014·2 min read

Progesterone Could Become Tool Versus Brain Cancer

Researchers find high levels of progesterone can kill glioblastoma cells and inhibit brain tumor growth.

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Autism Featured Open Neuroscience Articles

·June 3, 2014·5 min read

Children with Autism Have Elevated Levels of Steroid Hormones in the Womb

According to a new study, children who late develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones while in the womb.

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