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

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

Women are dramatically more likely than men to suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a chronic condition causing ...

Researchers at the University of Illinois say they have discovered a previously unknown mechanism by which estrogen prepares cells to divide, grow and, in the case of estrogen-positive breast cancers, ...

Gut problems like irritable bowel syndrome are often worse in women. A mouse study reveals a pain pathway involving estrogen, ...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic condition that causes gut pain and bloating, and women are far more likely to ...

Postmenopausal women have increased risk of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease due to loss of estrogen from metabolic changes. A high-fat diet further exacerbates the disease, which can progress to ...