High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects more than one billion people worldwide and is a leading cause of heart disease ...

A decades-old warning rooted in flawed research kept millions of women from life-changing treatment, officials say.

Women before menopause are less likely to experience high blood pressure compared to older men and women. Estrogen plays a ...

Estrogen is known as an important hormone, and it can control many cellular and bodily functions by regulating the activity of hundreds of genes. Scientists have now learned more about how estrogen ...

NEW ORLEANS — A five-year study by the Tulane University Brain Institute will focus on understanding why estrogen therapy helps protect some women from age-related brain problems, while other women do ...

This article was reviewed by Julia Switzer, MD, FACOG. Key Takeaways Estrogen gels and patches are both effective HRT options for easing menopause symptoms like hot ...

Modern medicine offers several primary ways to treat breast cancer, including surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and anti-estrogen treatments. Ongoing investigations of immunotherapies may lead to their ...

Estrogen's direct genomic effects are mediated by the nuclear form of the estrogen receptors ERα or ERβ which associate with the Estrogen Response Element (ERE) or the fos/jun heterodimers that bind ...

Women using estrogen-containing contraceptives vs. not using any systemic hormonal contraceptives had reduced odds for ...