Gut Bacterium Linked to Depression in Premenopause
Gut Bacterium Linked to Depression in Premenopause
The opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella aerogenes degrades estradiol and induces depressive-like behavior in mice, a study finds.
The opportunistic pathogen Klebsiella aerogenes degrades estradiol and induces depressive-like behavior in mice, a study finds.
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Grandmother Orcas Help Young Whales Survive and Thrive: Study
Lisa Winter | Dec 11, 2019 | 2 min read
Post-menopausal orcas tied to an increase in calf survival by providing food, care, and guidance.
Bone and the Microbiome Have a Brittle Relationship
Kerry Grens | Jul 12, 2019 | 6 min read
Animal studies and a few small clinical trials show it’s possible to get commensal microbes to protect against bone loss, rather than contribute to it.
“Grandmother Hypothesis” Gets Some Support
Ashley Yeager | Feb 7, 2019 | 2 min read
New studies suggest forebears’ age and physical proximity matter when it comes to their grandkids’ survival.
You Are When You Eat
Mary Beth Aberlin | Sep 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Circadian time zones and metabolism
Putting the Men in Menopause
Jon Stone | Sep 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Can mating behavior explain the evolution of menopause in humans?
Why Women Lose Fertility
Daniel Levitis and Alan Cohen | Sep 1, 2013 | 5 min read
Mating behavior is an unlikely driver of women's reproductive aging.
Contributors
Chris Palmer and Kate Yandell | Sep 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Meet some of the people featured in the September 2013 issue of The Scientist.
Menopause Caused by Men?
Bob Grant | Jun 17, 2013 | 1 min read
A new hypothesis holds that women become infertile later in life because males prefer younger mates.
Mothers-In-Law and Menopause
Hayley Dunning | Aug 23, 2012 | 2 min read
Competition for resources between mothers- and daughters-in-law having children at the same time could have been a driver for the emergence of menopause.