Human growth hormone (HGH) is a hormone that’s essential to our development. Most people produce enough HGH throughout their lifetime. But for those with a deficiency in growth hormone (or a few ...

The introduction of recombinant DNA-derived human growth hormone (rhGH) in the mid-1980s allowed studies to be undertaken in a number of growth disorders other than the classic indication—growth ...

The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland located downstream of the hypothalamus at the base ... It secretes pivotal hormones such as growth hormone, TSH, ACTH and prolactin, which regulate ...

Pituitary adenoma on schematic drawing (upper part of the figure) and on MRI, side view (lower part of the figure) The function of the pituitary gland is to release hormones to the body to regulate ...

Growth hormone treatment is a safe and effective therapy that’s often used to treat children and adults with a deficiency in human growth hormone (also known as HGH or somatropin). Naturally ...

Chinese scientists have found a common hypertension drug could prove potent in treating a rare but highly invasive brain ...

"We've long known that the hypothalamus -- located deep in the brain -- plays a role in hunger, hormone levels, stress responses, and body temperature," said Brian Herb, PhD, a scientist at IGS ...