Do middle-aged women need to have their hormones checked?
If you're a woman approaching middle age and you're on social media, you might have been urged to get your hormones checked.
Aug 26, 2025
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Hormones: News and Research on Estradiol Congeners
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Estrogen blocks ferroptosis, providing insights into sex-based differences in kidney disease risk
Acute kidney injury occurs frequently and still represents a major clinical challenge due to the lack of a targeted therapy.
Aug 13, 2025
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Do women really need more sleep than men? A sleep psychologist explains
If you spend any time in the wellness corners of TikTok or Instagram, you'll see claims women need one to two hours more sleep than men.
Jul 17, 2025
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Female sex hormones linked to faster progression of eye disease
Female sex hormones can significantly enhance the progression of the rare neurodegenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP), according to a preclinical study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Jul 10, 2025
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Scientists uncover the link between estrogen and heart health in women
A new preclinical study from Monash University has uncovered the role of the female sex hormone estrogen in protecting the hearts of women with high blood pressure—a link that, until now, has not been fully understood by ...
Jul 7, 2025
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Sex-specific pathway driving melanoma metastasis discovered, with implications across female cancer treatments
Institut Curie researchers have identified a sex-specific molecular pathway connecting E-cadherin loss, estrogen receptor-α (ERα), and GRPR, contributing significantly to increased melanoma metastasis in women.
Wegovy and Mounjaro might affect how well your contraceptives work—here's why
Weight loss drugs, including Wegovy (semaglutide) and Mounjaro (tirzepatide), are becoming increasingly popular among those trying to lose weight. But a rise in so-called "Ozempic babies" has led the UK's medicines regulator ...
Jun 16, 2025
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New study links longer reproductive years to healthier brain aging in women
A new study published in GigaScience suggests that the number of years a woman spends in her reproductive phase—between her first period and menopause—may be linked to how well her brain ages later in life.
Jun 5, 2025
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ASCO: Vepdegestrant ups survival in ER+, HER2− advanced breast cancer with ESR1 mutations
For patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced breast cancer, the oral proteolysis-targeting chimera ER degrader, vepdegestrant, leads to significantly ...
Jun 2, 2025
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New drug combination increases overall survival in patients with PIK3CA-mutated advanced breast cancer
Mutations in the PIK3CA gene are a key driver of breast cancer and are present in 35–40% of hormone receptor–positive breast cancers. A recently completed phase 3 clinical trial, conducted by researchers at Mass General Brigham ...
Jun 2, 2025
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