Sermorelin, a synthetic analog of growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH 1–29), has long attracted scientific interest due to ...

Our plastics are rubbing off on us. Endocrine-disrupting compounds called phthalates, used to make polymer resins softer and more flexible, leach from many plastics and cosmetic products. The ...

Hormones control essential processes like growth, metabolism, mood, and reproduction, but when their balance is disrupted, it ...

Beyond enabling movement, muscle tissue acts as a critical endocrine organ that secretes various factors, known as myokines, therefore influencing systemic metabolic balance. in a recent study ...

A paracrine hormone of skeletal muscle acts as an endocrine signal for the synthesis of a sex hormone. Scientists at McGill University have observed in mice how myostatin, which inhibits the ...

Your thyroid doesn’t see light, but your brain does. Discover how late-night screen habits confuse your master clock and ...

Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs), such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and multiple sclerosis (MS), represent a growing global health burden ...

A deep dive into the brain’s command center for hunger shows how decoding its circuits could transform the future of weight loss treatments. Brain integration of environmental cues in the regulation ...