So much for great egg-spectations. Most women are born with an ovary on each side of their uterus. These almond-shaped glands produce and release eggs for fertilization and secrete the hormones ...

This review examines how sex-specific blood pressure trajectories are shaped by genetics, hormones, metabolic risk factors, ...

IT’S easy to think your bones are indestructible until you hit old age. But a silent epidemic is rotting the skeletons of ...

What’s the finding?: Researchers found that short and long sleep durations are linked to accelerated aging in the brain and other organs. Why it matters: The study connects sleep extremes to risks for ...

Menopause is universal, but women around the world don't always experience it the same way. Here's what culture, stress, ...

The average woman spends more than one-third of her life in menopause. Some women, however, must deal with menopause-related ...

A new study from Johns Hopkins finds that how fast you age isn’t just impacted by how much you sleep but also by when you go ...

Getting older might seem like a slow, gradual process – but research suggests that this is not always the case.

Heart disease isn’t just a “man’s problem”. Men and women’s bodies handle fats differently in midlife. What are the ...

An analysis of biological clocks throughout the human body suggests that too few hours of sleep—and too many—may speed aging in the brain, heart, lung, and immune system and is associated with a wide ...

Iowa State researchers are studying whether menopause sets off small but important changes in the brain and blood vessels that could help explain why women face higher risks of stroke and Alzheimer’s ...