Women using a certain type of hormone therapy to treat menopause symptoms could be at higher risk for breast cancer, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in The Lancet Oncology, ...

Hormone replacement therapy may protect the female brain from Alzheimer’s disease and dementia — if hormones are taken in the 40s and 50s when menopausal symptoms begin, according to a recent ...

For years humans have grappled with the challenge of losing weight. Of course, the basic foundation for that is exercise and diet. It’s important to note that when you embark on a weight loss journey, ...

Aromatase inhibitors, a type of hormone therapy used to treat advanced breast cancer in postmenopausal women, result in a small but significant increase in overall survival when compared to other ...

The type of estradiol-based hormone therapy taken during and after menopause, such as patches or pills, may be associated with differences in memory performance, according to a study published on ...

Overview More than 50 hormones have been identified in the human body, and each has a unique function. Your hormones are chemicals produced by endocrine glands ...

The hormone leptin, naturally produced by fat cells and long known to play an important role in regulating appetite and fat metabolism, may prove to be successful in treating Type 2 diabetes, a ...

Hormone therapy, also known as endocrine therapy, is a type of treatment your doctor may recommend as part of treatment for certain types of ovarian cancer, but not right away. Surgery is the first ...

Use of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT, also known as hormone replacement therapy, HRT) is not associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, regardless of hormone type, dose, or duration, ...

Administration of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) (pyroglutamyl-histidyl-prolinamide; pGlu-His-ProNH 2) causes many CNS effects in rodents, including reversal of sedation induced by narcotics ...