Daily briefing: Ovaries start a second job after menopause

Study suggests ovaries may gain immune function after menopause, challenging long-held beliefs

New research from reproductive biologist Francesca Duncan challenges the long-held belief that ovaries become inactive after menopause. Her

Ovarian aging as a systemic regulator of female healthspan: A call for paradigm shift in geroscience

This Perspective article argues that the ovary should be recognized not merely as a reproductive organ but as a systemic regulator of female

Ovarian biology as a blueprint for rejuvenation: Exploring germline immortality and somatic longevity

This essay reframes ovarian biology as a model for rejuvenation rather than solely as a site of reproductive decline. It explores how oocyte

Study links post-menopause memory decline to loss of estrogen production in brain tissue

A new preclinical Northwestern Medicine study reveals that memory decline after menopause may be linked to loss of estrogen production in br

Scientists create first early human eggs from stem cells in fertility breakthrough

This article reports on a major scientific milestone: the development of the first early human eggs from stem cells (in vitro gametogenesis)

Why science has failed women (and how we can change it right now)