Sex hormones are considered critical regulators of sex-related characteristics in both males and females during puberty. They also play a critical role in regulating skeletal growth during periods of ...

Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is a protein in your blood that binds certain hormones. It’s produced in the liver and—in smaller amounts—in the testes. It’s an ancient protein that’s found in all ...

An international study co-led by the Monash University School of Biological Sciences has discovered a stem-cell promoting hormone in the liverwort Marchantia polymopha. Nagoya University researchers ...

Biochemistry and the self-reinforcing upward spiral of success. The past century of science has demonstrated the pivotal role of biochemistry in such human phenomena as love, attraction, and lust. But ...

Eukaryotic cell structure / Thomas M. Devlin -- Proteins I : composition and structure ; Proteins II : structure-function relationships in protein families / Richard M. Schultz and Michael N. Liebman ...

Many women are troubled by irregular periods. For them, seed cycling can be a boon.

Notorious infection monitors the environment and waits for its opportunity You know that package warning that oral birth control won’t prevent STIs? Well in the case of gonorrhea, the sexually ...

Watching your hair gray and your skin crease has long been considered an inevitable part of life, but a new study has revealed promising avenues for combating visible signs of aging. Some antiaging ...