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 ...

With pre-eclampsia, blood pressure rises, and placental blood flow is reduced during pregnancy. The proper functioning of ...

New data from an ancillary study of the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS) on sexual function show that treatment with transdermal oestrogen can moderately improve sexual function in women ...

A new study reveals that estrogen drops during menopause fundamentally rewrite the brain's default resting-state networks.

Estrogen is a hormone that plays a role in both the male and female reproductive systems. In females, it contributes to reproductive and breast health, among other functions. Estrogen contributes to ...

Estrogen may protect diabetes patients from cardiomyopathy, according to research led by a Texas A&M AgriLife scientist and published in the June issue of Circulation: Heart Failure. "Cardiovascular ...

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, ...

Newly discovered estrogen receptor-dependent signaling pathways demonstrate that estrogen functions in the cytosol as well as in the nucleus. The classic estrogen receptor signaling pathway occurs ...

A gynaecologist explains why low oestrogen levels matter and how to manage it beyond perimenopause.

Estrogen loss in aging females causes the collapse of the brain's extracellular matrix, increasing Alzheimer's risk.

The hormone estrogen is recognized by most people because of its important role in women's reproductive cycles. It also has other functions in the body: it drives some types of cells to replicate ...

Considerable evidence has emerged supporting the neuroprotective and cognition-preserving effects of estrogens, although some discrepancies still exist. The critical period hypothesis, validated ...