Although the effects of estrogen on sexual behavior in mammals are well known, its role on other types of behavior, including cognition, have only recently been recognized. This review summarizes work ...

For decades, scientists have known that estrogen protects cardiovascular health, but exactly how that protection works—and ...

Chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. Rats exposed to a steady dose of estradiol were impaired on tasks involving working memory and ...

Research finds hormone’s role in liver and immune function may help explain why cardiovascular risk rises after menopause ...

Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, scientists report. Estrogen in the brain is important to keep neurons communicating and memories being made, ...

The clinical definition of perimenopause focuses on functional changes in the reproductive system; however, the symptoms of the perimenopause are largely neurological in nature Most women transition ...

From human development to certain diseases developing, hormones can affect the body in several ways. “Hormones are chemical messengers that are normally created in one part of the body and go to ...

The endocrine system is the name for the glands that produce hormones in a person’s body. These glands include the thyroid gland, pituitary gland, and adrenal gland. The endocrine system produces ...

Estrogen is a sex steroid hormone that exerts a broad range of effects throughout the body, including the CNS. Although the effects of estrogen on sex behavior in mammals are well known, its role on ...

For decades, scientists have known that estrogen protects cardiovascular health, but exactly how that protection works—and ...