When laboratory mice suffer brain damage, e.g., from an injection, research group leader Jan Deussing has observed that a certain type of cell always appears and is activated in the immediate vicinity ...

(NEXSTAR) – Hoping to collect maximum Social Security benefits after you retire? It’s not likely unless you were among the country’s top earners for many of your working years. In order to max out ...

FGF19 triggers the brain to burn more energy and activate fat-burning cells, offering a potential new path for obesity treatments. The hormone enhances thermogenesis and reduces inflammation, but only ...

Knowing the maximum can help you get a jump start on your financial planning for the new year. Social Security recently had one of its most anticipated days of the year: the announcement of the annual ...

Social Security calculates your monthly benefits using the 35 years when your earnings were the highest. You need to earn above the wage base limit for 35 years to be eligible for the maximum benefit.

The combination of physical intimacy and oxytocin seems to boost healing, according to research published in JAMA Psychiatry. The study found that wounds healed faster among couples who received ...

From testosterone to FSH and LH, a number of hormones drive male fertility. These chemical messengers regulate sperm production, sex drive, and more. Imbalances have the potential to contribute ...

The average Social Security retirement beneficiary is expected to receive a monthly payment of about $2,064 in 2026, based on the most recent data provided by the Social Security Administration. But ...

Here's how the therapy containing estrogen and progesterone initially got a bad rap—and what the research says about its potential benefits. Though a 2002 study led many to believe that hormone ...

This article originally appeared on Politifact. What does it mean when a warning label is removed from a medication after two decades? But the science wasn't so clear cut. The study that drove the ...

Researchers uncovered how estrogen subtly reshapes learning by strengthening dopamine reward signals in the brain. Rats learned faster when estrogen levels were high and struggled when the hormone’s ...

Genevieve Hofmann has participated in advisory boards with Astellis Pharma and Mayne Pharma. She is President-elect of the Board of Directors of National Association of Nurse Practitioner's in Women ...