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Hormonal intelligencebuilt in public

Lua Labs is the scientific engine behind Lua. Each report connects frontier papers with real patterns from the Latin American female body — and we publish the work in full.

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A laboratory operating in the open.

Female hormonal health has been one of the least-funded questions in modern medicine. Lua Labs connects frontier papers with longitudinal data from Latin American women to find mechanisms, not narratives or products: mechanisms.

Every report includes at least three real papers with verifiable DOIs. Every finding identifies variables Lua already captures as proxies for the mechanism being studied, and proposes new variables the app could start tracking to validate hypotheses.

Never prescribes. Only analyzes, hypothesizes and evaluates scenarios.

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L1Completed

Gut-hormone axis (estrobolome)

Connects food directly with hormones: gut bacteria that metabolize estrogens and progestogens, dysbiosis as an accelerator of menopause, and the unique role of the Mesoamerican diet.

6/6 subtopics
M1In progress

M1 — Reproductive clock and delaying perimenopause

Discover what determines when perimenopause begins and select the first causal, measurable and manipulable node whose modification could delay the transition without shortening fertile function or displacing harm.

4 published reports
L2Completed

HPA-HPO axis: how stress hijacks reproductive hormones

The largest hormonal disruptor for Latin American women. Cortisol, CRH, competition with progesterone, and digital biomarkers of chronic stress.

6/6 subtopics
L3Completed

Thyroid axis and reproductive function

High prevalence in Latin America. TSH as a global cycle modulator, subclinical hypothyroidism and the luteal phase, and thyroid autoimmunity.

6/6 subtopics
L4Completed

Hormonal chronobiology

Meal timing and sleep affect hormones. CLOCK/BMAL1 genes, the melatonin-progesterone relationship, chrono-nutrition, and blue light.

6/6 subtopics
L5Completed

Epigenetics and the perimenopausal window

Why the same hormone affects each woman differently. Horvath epigenetic clock, ESR1/ESR2 methylation, and circulating miRNAs.

6/6 subtopics
L6Completed

Hormonal nutrigenomics

Personalization through genetics: Lua future layer. COMT and estrogens, MTHFR, CYP1A1/CYP1B1, VDR and ovarian function.

6/6 subtopics
L7Completed

Progesterone metabolomics and neurosteroids

The least understood and most relevant hormone in perimenopause. Biosynthesis, 5-alpha reductase, allopregnanolone and cognitive function.

6/6 subtopics
L8Completed

Adrenal androgens and DHEA: adrenopause

The forgotten hormone, dominant in postmenopause. DHEA and DHEA-S, peripheral aromatase, adrenopause vs menopause.

6/6 subtopics
L9Completed

NAD+ and ovarian function

The 2025-2026 frontier. NAD+ decline, SIRT1/SIRT3/SIRT6, NMN vs NR, and mitochondrial quality in oocytes.

6/6 subtopics
L10Completed

Senolytics and ovarian aging

Emerging therapies with high IP potential. Senescent cells in the ovary, dasatinib+quercetin, fisetin, and synergy with NAD+.

6/6 subtopics