1. Skip to content
  2. Skip to main menu
  3. Skip to more DW sites
In focus
ChristmasSyriaGerman election 2025
Latest audioLatest videos
Live TV
An illustration of hormones in the human body
Image: DWImage: DW

Hormones

Hormones are produced in the endocrine system, which includes glands such as the thyroid and sex organs. They regulate involuntary actions — actions we need to stay alive but don’t do consciously — such as our breathing.

Skip next section Reports & Analysis

Reports & Analysis

A kneeling man interacts with his child on a tricycle.

Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too

Postpartum depression: New dads get baby blues too

Some mothers battle with depression after the birth of a baby. But new dads can also experience postpartum depression.
ScienceDecember 17, 2024
A bald man and an overgrown, unkempt beard

A ba(l)d rap: Is it worth reversing hair loss?

A ba(l)d rap: Is it worth reversing hair loss?

What causes baldness and are their ways to reverse going bald? DW busts some myths about hair loss and its cures.
ScienceJuly 31, 2024
Jugendliche liegen im Gras

Many kids experienced early-onset puberty in the pandemic

Many kids experienced early-onset puberty in the pandemic

In the pandemic, precocious puberty in kids grew more common. That’s been confirmed by data from all over the world.
ScienceJune 3, 202405:14 min
Gwyneth Paltrow

Menopause needs a societal rethink

Menopause needs a societal rethink

Menopause has been overmedicalized for decades, but experts are calling for a major societal shift in how it is viewed.
ScienceMarch 5, 2024
DW Projekt Zukunft - Graue Haare

Why does the hair turn gray?

Why does the hair turn gray?

This week's viewer question comes from Abu Ali A. in Egypt.
ScienceMarch 5, 202401:55 min
A pregnant woman holding up an ultrasound photo next to her stomach

Pregnancy sickness: Major discovery offers hope for cure

Pregnancy sickness: Major discovery offers hope for cure

The discovery could lead to better treatment of "underdiagnosed and undertreated" forms of severe pregnancy sickness.
ScienceDecember 15, 2023
Show more
All content (57) on this topic