A hormonal disorder affecting about 1 in 8 women worldwide has officially been renamed after years of concern that its old name pointed patients, doctors, and researchers in the wrong direction.

Last week, I wrote about the decade-long campaign to rename the condition known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to ...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). Professor Helena Teede led this name change after 14 years of research and global collaboration. But ...

PCOS has been renamed PMOS. Here's what the change means for the millions of women living with this misunderstood, often misdiagnosed condition ...

More recently, researchers have found that hormonal disruptions may also contribute to depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions. “We needed to change the name,” explained Helena Teede, a ...

A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, published in F&S Reports, reveals that individuals living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) often feel dismissed, misunderstood ...

(NASDAQ: SCYX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing novel therapies for severe rare diseases, today announced initiation of a Phase 1 study of SCY-770, a first-in-class, potent and direct ...

People with polycystic ovary syndrome may be more likely to have memory and thinking problems in middle age, according to new research. The study does not prove that polycystic ovary syndrome causes ...

The exact cause of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is not known. However, an imbalance in the levels of hormones in the body has been suggested as a potential cause of the condition. There are ...

Polycystic kidney disease causes numerous cysts (non-cancerous growths) to form in both kidneys. It is a genetic disease, meaning you inherit it from your parents. About 600,000 Americans have ...