Our bodies are like intricate tapestries, each thread contributing to a larger, beautiful picture. Among the most fascinating threads are the connections between our gut microbiota, stress levels, and ...

Reproduction is a complicated process controlled by extra- and intracellular regulators of brain chemistry and gonadotropins. And plant molecules can affect these processes at every level. A recent ...

In a review article published in the journal Molecular Aspects of Medicine, authors have analyzed current evidence on the impact of obesity on the male reproduction system. They have thoroughly ...

Chronic stress could be harming female reproductive function due to the overproduction of a hormone linked to appetite, an Australian study revealed on Friday. When a person is stressed, their body ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Women live far longer ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recently reported that around one in six couples globally are affected by infertility. For many years people tended to blame women for a couple’s infertility – ...

Hormones act as unseen conductors in the body, sending chemical signals that direct essential processes such as mood, metabolism, growth, reproduction and immune response. With over 200 hormones and ...

Tobacco consumption can lead to life-threatening consequences for smokers as well as those exposed to second-hand smoke. It can negatively affect lungs, heart, throat and neck, causing cancerous ...

Women who have sex at least once a month have a lower risk of early menopause than those who do so less frequently.