The pea-sized pituitary gland is composed of both anterior and posterior lobes; in adults, the vertical diameter is approximately 8mm, with the horizontal circumference found to be 12 millimeters ...

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 ...

Hormones are especially potent, synthetic versions of signaling compounds made by one’s anterior pituitary, also known as the “master gland.” Hormones, natural or synthetic, are therefore ...

My residency director, David Carey, used to say ironically, “If you step back and take a careful look, you’ll see there’s a ...

(1) The first phase of diabetes insipidus is initiated by a partial or complete pituitary stalk section, which severs the connections between the cell bodies of AVP-secreting neurons in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Panzer and colleagues show that the integrated stress response pathway regulates cytokine translation in CD4 + T RM cells during homeostasis and inflammation. New immunotherapies have the ...

An experimental treatment for an aggressive and lethal brain cancer has been published in Nature Medicine, paving the way for a clinical trial to be conducted by researchers at The Brain Cancer ...

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 ...