The discovery of a gut-to-brain regulation pathway in flies calls for additional consideration on how certain medications, especially GLP-1 agonists, can be used to treat obesity and diabetes in ...

A groundbreaking hormone-free male birth control pill, YCT-529, has transitioned from successful preclinical studies in mice to the initiation of human trials. Developed by YourChoice Therapeutics, ...

The human gut is the largest mammalian organ to produce hormones. In response to food, the hormone-producing cells in this organ secrete dozens of peptides. Now, researchers from the Organoid group ...

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Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. When it comes to birth control, men have exactly two reliable options: condoms or a vasectomy. That’s it. For decades ...

A groundbreaking male birth control pill is advancing through clinical trials, marking a major step toward expanding contraceptive options. Researchers from the University of Minnesota College of ...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2024 BIO International Convention—YourChoice Therapeutics, Inc., pioneering hormone-free family planning products, has completed its first-in-human clinical study for ...

Brain organoids have come a long way. These mini-brains, at most the size of a pea, are made from stem cells or reprogrammed skin cells and churned inside a bioreactor full of nutrients. With ...

In one of the first studies addressing the role of sex hormones’ impact on stem cells in the gut, scientists outline new insights showing how a steroidal sex hormone, that is structurally and ...

A hormone-free male birth control pill is undergoing clinical testing for the first time ever. The drug, called YCT-529, has performed incredibly well at limiting the production of sperm in mice and ...

(SALT LAKE CITY)—The velvety voice of Elvis Presley still makes hearts flutter—and in a new study with people who have the rare genetic disorder Williams syndrome, one of the King's classics is among ...