Sjögren’s antibody testing is done using a blood sample. It checks antibody levels, including anti-SS-A (also called anti-Ro) and anti-SS-B (also called anti-La). Anti-SS-A and anti-SS-B are ...

Hormones are small molecules or peptides that act in signalling between one cell or cell set and another. They are generally involved in high-level processes of an organism such as growth ...

As a woman, you must have heard about the importance of hormones in carrying out various bodily functions. However, did you know that hormones also have a key role in maintaining heart health?

British researchers have raised concerns that women using Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to alleviate menopause symptoms might face a higher risk of Alzheimer's. Liverpool John Moores ...

Hormones play an important role in regulating bodily functions and can affect a person’s mood. A hormonal imbalance may cause symptoms of depression. Changes in hormone levels can alter mood and ...

Our hormones are responsible for a huge amount of what goes on in the body. “Chemical messengers, which travel around the body telling our tissues and cells what to do, they regulate pretty much every ...

The center is many things: a place to obtain gynecological care, a place for trans people to receive gender-affirming hormones and a place where people end pregnancies. It’s also a lifeline, cast over ...

Hormone levels can be easily tested and monitored at home using the Hormometer, an instant testing kit created by Canadian start-up Eli Health and launched this week at tech fair CES. The ...

Just .1% of children ages 8 to 17 who identify as transgender or gender-diverse were prescribed gender-affirming hormones or puberty blockers, according to a study by researchers at Harvard ...

Fewer than 1 in 1,000 U.S. adolescents with commercial insurance received gender-affirming medications — puberty blockers or hormones — during a recent five-year period, according to the study ...

Sponsor Message The care at issue includes puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone therapy — medications that help transgender teens develop characteristics that align with their gender identity.

Poor quality sleep is directly linked to inadequate levels of sex hormones, such as testosterone — and if you think that just applies to men, think again. “The sex drive in both men and women ...