The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck, regulates metabolism, energy levels, digestion, and ...

In late November, billionaire entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban pitched a controversial idea to the NBA Board of Governors: allow injured players to use synthetic human growth hormone ...

The pituitary gland is a pea-sized gland at the base of your brain. It makes several different hormones, including one called prolactin. Prolactin affects the mammary glands and helps women make ...

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From the departments of Medicine, Veterans Administration Hospital, George Washington University and Georgetown University. Washington, D. C. (address reprint requests to Dr. Becker at 50 Irving ...

Did you know the brain plays a crucial role in impacting male fertility? The hypothalamus and pituitary gland, two small but crucial parts of the brain, control key hormones that regulate sperm ...

Brain MRI revealed pituitary microadenoma in the posterior pituitary gland (Figure 1). The patient was treated with oral and intravenous potassium chloride, spironolactone, and indomethacin.

The anterior tibial artery is located in the lower leg, running from the popliteal fossa just behind the knee down along the tibia and fibula, the major bones of the lower leg. It is a branch of the ...

Recent research has uncovered the significant role of immune cells within the pituitary gland in regulating hormonal balance. Published in Cell Reports, this study from Finnish scientists demonstrates ...

the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in the future, macrophage cells could be used to treat endocrine disorders that can lead ...

About the size of a small pea, the pituitary gland, also known as “the master gland,” plays a crucial role in regulating hormone production from most of the other glands in the body. This being the ...

Critical illness is characterized by striking alterations in the hypothalamic–anterior-pituitary–peripheral-hormone axes, the severity of which is associated with a high risk of morbidity and ...