These are the egg-producing follicles of an ovary. (Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library RF/Getty Images) Menopause has ...

The ovaries are essential organs in the female reproductive system, responsible for producing eggs and hormones such as ...

For more than a century, a mysterious structure attached to the ovaries was dismissed as functionless. Now, scientists are ...

The female reproductive system includes organs that produce hormones like estrogen and progesterone. Ovaries release one mature egg each month during ovulation. Fallopian tubes transport the egg from ...

A new review in the Journal of Ovarian Research argues that age-related shifts in ovarian macrophages, driven by pathways ...

For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a population of long-lived proteins in the ovaries which likely support the stability and longevity of the female reproductive ...

Menopause has long been thought of as a terminal moment for the female reproductive system, when ovaries stop releasing eggs and presumably call it a day, but researchers suggest they actually remain ...

Ovarian aging precedes decline in many organs, but its mechanisms remain unclear. Here we show that aging oocytes accumulate cytoplasmic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) through increased mtDNA leakage, ...

In a shocking turn of events, we are finally studying the female body. (EVERYBODY SAY “WHOOP WHOOP!”) On May 12, 2026, ...

Don’t call it a comeback. For more than a century, an organ in the female reproductive system was written off as useless. However, a recent study suggests that what researchers have called a ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...