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

Developing diarrhea can leave you feeling uncomfortable and shaky for a couple of days. Don’t worry — we’ve all been there. Although your appetite might all but disappear between your frequent trips ...

Did you know that on average, every single adult in the United States experiences diarrhea at least once a year, according to the National Library of Medicine? While these loose, watery stools ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

NEW research has shed light on the intriguing relationship between oxidative stress and bowel health in U.S. adults. Analysing data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) ...

Fifteen-year-old Natalie “Samantha” Rupnow, who killed a teacher and a student at a Wisconsin Christian school on Tuesday, is a remarkably rare case of a female shooter, according to law enforcement ...

You’ve likely heard of the male gaze, the concept coined by British film theorist Laura Mulvey in her 1973 essay “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema.” In her writing, she notes that the “male gaze ...

Perhaps nothing has been more damaging to women running for office than the idea that voters simply won’t pick female candidates. There’s just one problem: It isn’t true. But was the anxiety warranted ...

If you haven’t pooped in days, you might find yourself praying for any sort of bowel movement—well, except diarrhea. And if you’re dealing with a seemingly unending flow of shitty lava, you’re ...

There are more licensed female drivers in the U.S. than licensed male drivers. But men nonetheless drive far more than women each year. A disproportionate share of fatal traffic accidents involve male ...

Angela Myers is a freelance writer covering mental health, wellness and nutrition. She’s also conducted award-winning research on how to better communicate about sexual violence prevention and mental ...