hormone

New findings suggest that the male body tries to “optimise” self-perceived improvements in social status through hormonal shifts that promote “short-...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are more likely than other women to have an autistic child, according to an analysis of NHS data carried...

John Perry and Ken Ong (MRC Epidemiology Unit) discuss how sexual milestones are influenced by our genes and how this can impact on broader health...

An international study of almost 120,000 women has newly identified five genetic variants affecting risk of breast cancer, all of which are believed...

Children who later develop autism are exposed to elevated levels of steroid hormones (for example testosterone, progesterone and cortisol) in the...

Teenage boys with symptoms of depression and raised levels of the stress hormone cortisol are up to 14 times more likely to develop major depression...

A new study from Utrecht and Cambridge Universities has for the first time found that an administration of testosterone under the tongue in...

Research at Cambridge University's Autism Research Centre (ARC) has found that exposure to high levels of testosterone in the womb is related to the...