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 ...

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 ...

Cushing disease is when Cushing syndrome is caused by the pituitary gland overproducing ACTH, which in turn stimulates cortisol production. As with Cushing syndrome, Cushing disease affects more ...

Finnish researchers show in a new study that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in the future, macrophage cells ...

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 ...

Global private equity firms Blackstone, Brookfield and Warburg Pincus are in talks to acquire a majority stake in Hyderabad-based Gland Pharma Ltd from China’s Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Co.

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 ...

Background: Non-functional pituitary adenoma (NFPA) is a common tumor that occurs in the pituitary gland, and generally without any symptoms at its early stage and without clinical elevation of ...