New work may help explain why some autoimmune or immune-related diseases are more common in women, who are more likely to have disorders like allergies, irritable bowel syndrome, and asthma.

The discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies calls for additional consideration on how certain medications, especially GLP-1 agonists, can be used to treat obesity and diabetes in ...

Disruptions to our circadian clocks—the internal molecular timekeepers "ticking" in nearly every cell of our body throughout ...

The strigolactones, a known class of plant metabolites, have now been shown to constitute the long-sought hormone that suppresses lateral branch formation. These hormones are synthesized from a ...

Researchers have investigated the role that estrogen plays in signaling more gut pain, and it isn't working alone.

The questions in this quiz are suitable for GCSE biology students studying the menstrual cycle, oestrogen and progesterone, hormonal and non-hormonal methods of contraception, and infertility ...

A new method for isolating extracellular fluid aims to discover molecules with therapeutic potential that were previously obscured by highly abundant proteins. Scientists Use Centrifuge to Discover a ...

In a new study, Yale researchers offer insight into leptin, a hormone that plays a key role in appetite, overeating, and obesity. Their findings advance knowledge about leptin and weight gain, and ...