Scientists delving deeper into research on women&#39;s health
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Beyond the tired cliches and sperm-and-egg basics taught in grade school science class, researchers are discovering that men and women are even more different than anyone realized.
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More research is needed over the safety of hormone replacement therapy, says an expert.
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Women evolved curvier spines than men to stop them wobbling under the weight of pregnancy, say researchers.
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The causes of breast cancer are still being researched, although it is known the a woman&#39;s lifetime exposure to estrogen and her age at the time of her first childbirth play an important role.
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Sept. 1, 2004 -- A hormone better known for its fat-fighting potential may also have important applications in improving women&#39;s health, a new study suggests.
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Women who take the Pill are protecting themselves against cancer and heart disease, says a new study that contradicts numerous investigations and health scares.
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A new study shows that for younger post-menopausal women, estrogen may actually reduce the risk of heart disease
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Women may be more at risk of eating disorders than men because of the way their brain processes information.
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Women could be living longer than men because they have stronger hearts, a study says.
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Genetics may play a greater role than previously thought in accounting for black women's higher rate of premature births, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have found.
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Women who feel chronically  stressed may have a lower risk of developing uterine cancer  than their less harried peers, researchers have found.
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Tens of thousands of women are being urged to take part in a 50-year study designed to better understand the causes of breast cancer - a disease which kills around 13,000 women every year.
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Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Brigham and Womenâs Hospital and Boston Childrenâs Hospital have found that women who increased their intake or consumed higher amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages had a greater magnitude
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A new study has found that leptin plays a critical role in womenâs reproductive and neuroendocrine health and suggests a future for the hormone in treating a number of conditions including exercise-induced bone loss, eating disorders and some cases of
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Psychological stress may be enough to age a womanâs chromosomes by 10 years, a new study suggests. The link between stress, ageing and health at the cellular level is unclear, but a team led by Elissa Epel
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Researchers are to try to discover why pregnancy seems to have a beneficial effect on rheumatoid arthritis.
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One of the largest studies carried out on the oral contraceptive pill has found it might protect women from heart disease and cancers of the ovaries and womb.