Obesity is estimated to affect 300 million people worldwide. Furthermore, abdominal adiposity—measured by waist circumference—is independently associated with mortality. This association remains ...

You’ve probably seen advertisements for sports drinks that claim to not only hydrate you but also replenish your electrolytes. In some cases, though, too much fluid can be a bad thing and actually ...

A multi-institutional group of researchers led by the Hubrecht Institute and Roche's Institute of Human Biology has developed strategies to identify regulators of intestinal hormone secretion. In ...

Certain foods can naturally reduce appetite and slow down gastric emptying by stimulating the release of GLP-1 and other satiety hormones.

Of course, these disorders also reflect social, economic and other kinds of pressure, but we mustn’t forget that the rise in hormone secretion during and after pregnancy can dysregulate brain ...

The FDA has approved three new pediatric indications for somapacitan-beco, a once-weekly, long-acting growth hormone injection, according to a press release issued by Novo Nordisk.Somapacitan-beco ...

Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone secretion, or SIADH, is a known complication of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). SIADH makes your body produce too much of a hormone that causes your ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In some women with polycystic ovary syndrome, smaller adrenal volumes and higher steroid hormone secretion after ...

Normal reproductive functioning in mammals depends upon gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons generating a pulsatile pattern of gonadotropin secretion. The neural mechanism underlying the ...

Hormones coordinate different body functions by carrying messages through the bloodstream to target cells and tissues. Hormonal imbalances occur through inadequate or excess hormone synthesis, which ...