Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder characterised by the excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH), most frequently resulting from a benign pituitary adenoma. The consequent overproduction of ...

Gender is a broad term referring to the social and cultural norms assigned to males and females. 1 While some individuals feel comfortable with the gender identity they were assigned at birth, not all ...

In a wide-ranging Genomic Press Interview published today in Brain Medicine, Dr. David R. Rubinow recounts the serendipitous path that led him to overturn decades of medical assumptions about ...

March 5, 2010 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a prefilled somatropin (rDNA origin) injection pen (Norditropin FlexPro, Novo Nordisk, Inc) for the treatment of growth hormone ...

Your pituitary is a small gland at the base of your brain. Pituitary disorders develop because of problems with your pituitary gland. A growth (tumor) in or near the pituitary often causes these ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Hormones are hugely influential in determining how you feel and function. These chemical messengers regulate metabolism, mood, reproduction, and energy.

Mood disorders, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are now prevalent syndromes with high rates of comorbidities such as psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and ...

A toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet is giving scientists new clues about how to treat some serious, and potentially fatal human disorders. A multinational research team led by ...

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) on Monday presented data from the phase 3 REAL8 basket study investigating once-weekly Sogroya (somapacitan) in four different but related growth disorder indications, ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Hormones play a major role in regulating metabolism, mood, energy, and reproductive health — and imbalances can affect how you feel, though many ...