The onset of menopause seems to diminish the protection afforded by female sex against progressive loss of kidney function. Ahmed et al. have conducted a large observational study examining the ...

Estrogen acts as a regulator of muscle energy metabolism and muscle cell viability, research shows. Menopause leads to the cessation of ovarian estrogen production concurrent to the deterioration of ...

Estrogen may be a new postnatal therapy to improve lung function and other outcomes in preterm infants, researchers have found in an animal study. Estrogen may be a new postnatal therapy to improve ...

Winston-Salem, NC - New data from the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study (WHIMS) show that estrogen-only hormone therapy is associated with a greater decline in cognitive function and a trend ...

Transdermal estrogen therapy delivered through the skin modestly improved sexual function in early postmenopausal women, according to an article published by JAMA Internal Medicine. Declining estrogen ...

In ovulating women with obesity, estrogen priming appears to yield improvements in hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis function and proinflammatory profiles, according to recent findings. Alex J.

Estradiol delivered via patch is effective at alleviating vaginal dryness and pain with intercourse in women within 3 years of beginning menopause, according to a report published online August 28 in ...

Fluctuations in estrogen can trigger atypical functioning in a key brain memory circuit in women with a common version of a gene, NIMH scientists have discovered. Brain scans revealed altered circuit ...

Transdermal menopausal hormonal therapy has primarily been designed to deliver exogenous estrogens directly to the systemic circulation. An article published by JAMA Internal Medicine claims that the ...