The quintessential female sex hormone estrogen stimulates cells that line blood vessels to deliver insulin to muscles, lowering blood sugar and protecting against type 2 diabetes, UT Southwestern ...

Estrogen-based menopause hormone therapy for women in midlife should be investigated more thoroughly as a potential strategy for preventing Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, ...

You finally got the go-ahead from your doctor to try vaginal estrogen, and can't wait to get help with things like vaginal dryness or painful sex. But instead, you're experiencing unexpected side ...

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many cellular and bodily functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes. Scientists have now learned more about how estrogen ...

A nationwide shortage of estrogen patches, driven by increased demand after FDA updates, is affecting women who rely on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, estrogen therapies have centered on three main forms: estrone (E1), estradiol (E2) and estriol (E3). But now, a ...

The drop in estrogen levels that occurs with menopause brings declines in the volumes of 'gray matter,' the cellular matter of the brain, in key brain regions that are also affected in Alzheimer's ...

The hormone estrogen regulates binge drinking in females, causing them to "pregame" – consume large quantities of alcohol in the first 30 minutes after it's offered, according to a preclinical study ...

A recent study published in the journal Physiology & Behavior provides evidence that administering opposite-sex hormones to ...