In preclinical tests, researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Oregon Health and Sciences University showed how a new compound can immobilize sperm temporarily without side effects

At the highest dose of DMAU tested, 400 mg, subjects showed “marked suppression” of levels of their testosterone and two hormones required for sperm production

CHOP co-author of NIH-led study: Subtle estrogen-like responses in infants point to need for longer-term follow-up of effects

Feeling hungrier and eating less for the rest of your life may be the price to pay once you've shed those extra pounds

By developing a synthetic version of the plant hormone auxin and an engineered receptor to recognize it, researchers are poised to uncover plants’ inner workings

Researchers have upended the traditional understanding of the hormonal cascade that leads to release of an egg from the ovaries

Recent study looks at three areas commonly affected by the loss of ovarian function: body composition, bone health, and uterine health

While investigators say these findings look highly promising at this stage, much more research is required to determine if this approach will succeed in humans

Overall, none of the hormones a research team studied had any replicable, consistent effect on study participants' cognition

PBDEs, or polybrominated diphenyl ethers, were commonly used flame retardants in building materials, electronics and textiles until they were banned in 2004