MeSH tree: C19.700
Nursing poses major metabolic demands on mothers, to which they respond by eating more and saving energy to sustain milk production. There are significant hormonal changes during lactation, but how they lead to metabolic ...
Apr 10, 2025
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From watermelon stomach to chocolate cysts, you might wonder why doctors decided to name some ailments after foods—after all, it's enough to put you off your dinner.
Mar 26, 2025
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A new Scientific Statement released today by the Endocrine Society highlights research gaps associated with the negative effects of opioid use on the endocrine system.
Oct 24, 2024
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that the balance of bacteria in the gut can influence symptoms of hypopituitarism in mice. They also showed that aspirin was able to improve hormone deficiency symptoms ...
Sep 26, 2024
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New research has taken a significant step in terms of research and care for acromegaly, a rare disease caused by an excess of growth hormone secretion, which occurs in over 99% of cases due to a generally benign pituitary ...
Aug 13, 2024
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A recent study focuses on the Ly-6 antigens, a family of proteins that contain a conserved LU domain. These antigens have been associated with stem cells and cancer stem cells. The mouse Ly-6A (also known as Sca-1) is a well-known ...
May 30, 2024
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A study of more than 250 persons undergoing surgical therapy for Cushing's disease (CD) or nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas (NFPAs) found that patients who achieved remission of CD were more likely than those with surgically ...
Feb 19, 2024
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People who drink more than three liters of fluid a day may be suffering from a rare hormone deficiency. For many, however, it is just a harmless habit. Failing to differentiate the two correctly can be fatal, so researchers ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Central diabetes insipidus (CDI), a rare condition involving the destruction or degeneration of neurons of the hypothalamic-posterior pituitary in the brain, has several likely underlying clinical causes. Patients with CDI ...
Nov 8, 2023
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Researchers have successfully converted human pluripotent stem cells into purified pituitary cells that aggregated into hormone-secreting organoids. As reported June 8 in the journal Stem Cell Reports, transplantation of ...
Jun 8, 2023
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