The kick-off signal for puberty begins in the brain. Specifically, in the hypothalamus, where specific neurons release a hormone that activates the hypophysis, at the base of the skull, which then ...

One of the most popular explanations for why menopause evolved in some species is called the grandmother hypothesis. Essentially, older females stop having offspring of their own, and redirect energy ...

These days, young adults are finding the transition into independent living more difficult than ever. A sluggish job market coupled with rising housing and living costs is keeping many 20- and ...

ABSTRACT: Environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are linked to adverse reproductive and neuroendocrine outcomes in vertebrates. Bisphenol A (BPA), a high-production monomer used in ...

The agency claimed that 10 children’s deaths were linked to the shots, although it did not release evidence to support the assertions. By Christina Jewett The Food and Drug Administration has expanded ...

In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui shocked the world when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Using Crispr, he tweaked the genes of three human embryos in an attempt to ...

Early in his academic research, a young Li-Shan Chou was interested in making bipedal robots and perfecting their movements in the mechanical engineering field. During his studies, however, he became ...

Scientists have created human eggs containing genes from adult skin cells, a step that someday could help women who are infertile or gay couples have babies with their own genes but would also raise ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Scientists have used human skin cells to create fertilizable eggs capable of producing early embryos, an advance that could expand possibilities for fertility treatment, according to new research. The ...

There are widespread fears that artificial intelligence will harm our social and emotional intelligence, empathy and sense of individual agency by 2035, according to a new survey published Wednesday ...

A human embryo embeds itself into a fake uterus created by researchers. Screenshot from an Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia video Sixty percent of miscarriages are caused by the failure of an ...