Experts say these are now a bigger problem than steroids because more people use them and slick marketing on social media ...

In a study with important consequences for studies on the effects of chemicals on steroid responses in humans, scientists have found that -- contrary to earlier assumptions -- enzymes used for the ...

Terry Goldsworthy receives funding from Bond University in the form of an internal grant to conduct research into the use of Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs. Laura McGillivray receives funding ...

Steroid hormone levels in healthy adults are influenced by oral contraceptives and smoking, as well as other lifestyle choices and factors such as biological sex and age, according to new research ...

The role of testosterone in female sexuality is still controversial. In 2019, a meta-analysis and a Position Statement on testosterone therapy for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in menopausal women ...

A Beginner’s Guide to Peptides: The Types to Know & the Benefits to Expect ...

Machinery inside cells can add sugar molecules to proteins and peptides to change their function and properties. So far, researchers have found sites of O-glycosylation—in which a sugar gets attached ...

UC Davis chemist Marie Heffern is pioneering a new field, metalloendocrinology, exploring how metals such as iron, zinc and copper influence hormones. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Metals such as zinc, ...