Researchers have investigated the role that estrogen plays in signaling more gut pain, and it isn't working alone.

The hormone estrogen—which female animals typically have more of than males—triggers a molecular cascade in the gut that ...

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing abdominal pain, bloating, and digestive discomfort.

"Instead of just saying young women suffer from IBS, we wanted rigorous science explaining why," said co-senior author Holly Ingraham, PhD.

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing abdominal pain, bloating, and digestive discomfort. Now, scientists at UC San ...

For years, scientists have known that women are far more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)—a ...

Scientists from UC San Francisco have discovered the female hormones estrogen and progesterone can suppress pain by making cells that produce pain-relieving opioids. This process helps block pain ...

You might think you know what it feels like to have sore, tight muscles. But, sometimes, what feels like a muscle ache is actually a more complex problem — one that's related to nerves. "It's much ...

What do chronic migraines, back pain, and irritable bowel syndrome have in common? These seemingly unrelated conditions share a common underlying problem—sensitization of the nervous system. When I ...