In girls, the timing of puberty is well established as a predictor of long-term health risks. In boys, the same question has barely been studied.
Harvard has published a comprehensive report on living longer, written for ordinary readers. That sounds straightforward. But it is actually a sign that the field is growing up.
Women in perimenopause are roughly twice as likely to have poor cardiovascular health compared to premenopausal women. That difference holds even after adjusting for age.
Women in perimenopause are twice as likely to have poor cardiovascular health as women who have not yet begun the transition. This is not a post-menopausal problem.
Online communities around perimenopause are growing fast. Women share experiences, recommendations and products. But part of what circulates is simply wrong. And that has real consequences for women’s health.
Microglia, the immune cells of the brain, do more than clear damage. They also control hormone production through a specific receptor in the hypothalamus.
A silent infection deep inside a tooth can do far more than cause jaw pain. Researchers are finding that inflammation around tooth roots spreads through the body and interferes with how insulin…
Obesity raises the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The link has been suspected for years, but the underlying biology was murky. A new review maps the shared mechanisms in detail.
The uterus, ovaries and fallopian tubes each follow their own biological clock.
Ghrelin is best known as the hormone that makes you feel hungry. But it also plays a role in how muscles age.
Not all fat storage is the same. New research shows that fat tissue can expand in two fundamentally different ways, and that which path it takes — cells getting bigger, or new…
Ghrelin is best known as the hormone that makes you hungry. Less well known is that it also appears to undermine muscle health as we age.
As people age, they steadily lose muscle mass — and a hormone best known for triggering hunger may be making things worse.
Back pain from worn spinal discs is one of the most common consequences of getting older.