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A study finds that the odorless compound hexadecanal, or HEX, increases aggressive behavior in women but has a calming effect on men.

Centuries of folklore backed by scientists in the early 1900s have perpetuated the idea that menstruating women can exert dangerous forces.

A physician and neurobiologist at the Rockefeller University who specialized in addiction research, Kreek was best known for her work on developing the treatment for heroin addiction.

A National Academies study of COVID-19’s effect on academic researchers adds to the evidence that women’s careers have been particularly damaged by the global disruption.

A long-term study finds that these rhythms align at certain times of women’s lives, shedding new light on the controversial idea that lunar phases influence human reproduction.

Experts identify childcare, which tends to fall to women, as one likely cause for the relative decrease in women’s scientific productivity compared with men’s.

Two new commentaries on a contested 2018 study about gender disparities in STEM fields clash over whether sex differences or social inequalities are to blame for the lack of women scientists and engineers.

Oxidative stress associated with aging damages ovarian cells in both humans and nonhuman primates.

THC, the psychoactive ingredient of cannabis, improved symptoms associated with the inflammatory disease in a mouse model.

As we await the announcement of the 2019 Nobel Prize winners, it’s time to question why female scientists still lag behind their male colleagues.

If members don’t explicitly believe gender discrimination exists, they allow implicit stereotypes to sway their decision-making, according to a new analysis of real-world hiring decisions.

Our survey of seminars in biology and chemistry shows that women ask fewer questions than men. We propose ways to change that.

More turnover in the agency’s intramural program could boost diversity among laboratory leadership.

In a survey, 11 percent of participants say they have been contacted for media interviews, panels, and other opportunities.

When researchers removed the reproductive organ, female rats had more difficulty solving a water maze.

Activists are protesting imbalanced conferences, editorial boards, and other professional activities by refusing to join.

An analysis of abstracts from American Geophysical Union meetings reveals that female scientists get fewer speaking opportunities than men.

An investigation of 2.7 million patent submissions in the U.S. finds gender disparities throughout the application process.

Trained in microbiology, Slaughter championed science, women’s health, and consumer protections as a member of the US House of Representatives.