The release of the “feel-good” chemicals dopamine, serotonin, endorphins, and oxytocin are tied to specific lifestyle, exercise, and dietary choices. Here’s what triggers each one.

Once confined to whispered conversations or misunderstood as a “women’s issue”, hormones are now front and centre in medical clinics, podcasts, and even TikTok feeds. The renewed interest ...

"While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive, which allows for effective management," the statement said. "The president and his family ...

While you’re enjoying those notes of vanilla and bergamot, certain ingredients in your perfume could be mimicking hormones, blocking receptors, or triggering responses that ripple through your ...

Estrogen and testosterone—often called "sex hormones"—drive many familiar changes, such as breast development and periods or a deeper voice and facial hair. For most young people, the pubertal ...

From puberty and pregnancy through adulthood, menopause and beyond, hormones are an easy scapegoat for all sorts of health conditions, emotional outbursts and erratic behaviors. But how big a role ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the ...

Hormones function as the body’s chemical messengers, orchestrating nearly every physiological process from metabolism and mood to reproduction and sleep. When these powerful compounds fall out ...

A growing understanding of how “reproductive” hormones sculpt the brain could transform the management of neurological conditions. Credit...Yuko Shimizu Supported by By Rachel E. Gross ...

From cortisol spikes to PMS, it can sometimes feel like we’re ruled by our hormones. Expert Hannah Alderson says we can take control in six simple steps The Standard's journalism is supported by ...

There’s no denying that modern life messes with our hormones. From stress to processed food to poor sleep, we’re constantly navigating internal chaos that leaves us tired, bloated, moody ...