Stress, the body's natural response to different types of challenges and daily problems, is an inherently harmless state ...

Hormone imbalance after 28 is more common than you might think. It starts with small things you may brush off: feeling irritated for no real reason, suddenly breaking out, or noticing that your ...

Research shows gut feelings aren’t just a metaphor; the stomach communicates with the brain, and this exchange can influence mood in meaningful ways.

Hippocrates, often described as the father of medicine, would have made a very good triathlon coach. He advocated that the “surest way to health” was by giving each individual just the right amount of ...

If you are meticulously preparing for your pregnancy, don’t wait until your first postpartum checkup to think about what you do after giving birth. Postpartum family planning involves the use of ...

Childbirth depends not just on hormones, but on the uterus’s ability to sense physical force. Scientists found that pressure ...

Disruptions to our circadian clocks—the internal molecular timekeepers "ticking" in nearly every cell of our body throughout the day—can lead to a wide range of health problems, from sleep ...

Researchers identified a key molecule that highlights how the immune system is linked to the release of dopamine.

Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, ...

A Buddhist teacher once told me, "The bad news is that you're falling through the air. The good news is there's no ground." I was reminded of that phrase (and of my own journey through authenticity) ...

A Utah woman received two consecutive sentences of 25 years to life in prison Friday after pleading guilty to murdering her parents, as her brother blamed what he called the reckless prescription of ...