Postmenopausal ovaries may remain active by interacting with immune cells. The findings of a new study could widen ...

Reproductive biologists led by Francesca Duncan of Northwestern University made the discovery after studying the ovaries of mice. Like humans, mouse ovaries also go quiet, typically around the ...

In humans, that supply dwindles until menopause, when it goes bankrupt. Over the past two decades, scientists have identified ...

At first glance, bat sea stars, the nubbly, orange, many-footed creatures often found on the seafloor, seem about as far from ...

For years, scientists have sought to create a human artificial ovary, restoring fertility in patients without other options. The first cellular map of a human ovary, recently developed at the ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. Women live far longer ...

PCOS has been renamed PMOS to better reflect its hormone and metabolic effects. Here’s why the change matters for diagnosis, care and midlife health.

It’s why I was initially cautious about covering the connection between ovarian health and longevity. As research ...

Dr Lucy Joslin, GP and women’s health lead at Healthcare Group, explains more about the misunderstood condition that affects ...