A traditionally overlooked type of RNA plays an important role in promoting resilience to depression—but only in females.

Scientists are exploring why women outlive men, despite facing adversity and fewer resources. Research indicates that women's ...

A neurology expert has said why she believes the menopause may help us learn why women are more likely to be diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease than men.

It is the story of Bertram Cates (John Scopes), a young biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee, who is arrested and stands ...

Results reveal that weight loss has significant effects on cellular processes that are known to affect metabolic health and ...

The research is a transformative step toward understanding the condition's genetic underpinnings and potential for ...

After an investigation into California’s legal protection of biological males who identify as female competing in the same ...

The Smith College Board of Trustees has elected five new members who bring to the board deep expertise in business, ...

A new study shows that a rat’s finger length ratio predicts sexual activity and scent preference—offering clues about human sexuality.

Despite more complex reproductive organs and fewer resources, female bodies are built to get through hardship and disease, ...

Many women scientists are staying silent online—and it could be costing them professionally. A new University of Michigan ...

See why the ovary − often reduced to its reproductive role − menopause, age and estrogen affect a woman’s health throughout ...