You may not think about your endocrine system much, but it’s a powerful conductor, coordinating a plethora of body functions. It’s involved in everything from keeping your mood balanced to controlling ...

Roger Bouillon. A calcified skeleton was a very successful innovation for early vertebrates that enabled the solid implantation of teeth and improved mobility, as well as providing a calcium reservoir ...

When these hormones become imbalanced, it can lead to the development of an endocrine disorder. “An endocrine disorder occurs when your body produces either too much or too little of a particular ...

Endocrine therapy is a way of treating conditions such as cancer using hormones. Also known as hormone therapy, it involves adjusting the levels of certain hormones, such as testosterone, estrogen, ...

(Beyond Pesticides, September 10, 2021) Research conducted in Thailand shows that exposures to pesticides, even at low levels, can impact the human endocrine system and distort thyroid function. The ...

Endocrine therapy remains a backbone of adjuvant therapy for women with hormone receptor–positive early-stage breast cancer. Numerous studies have demonstrated the benefit of ovarian function ...

Your two adrenal glands sit on top of each of your kidneys. While small in size, your adrenal glands are responsible for numerous hormone-related functions in your body. The adrenal glands are part of ...

Lithium, the cornerstone treatment for bipolar disorder, is associated with a decline in renal function, hypothyroidism, and hypercalcemia, new research suggests. "Lithium is a widely used and highly ...

In a previous post, I discussed the connection between the mind and the skin. In that article, I called for patients and clinicians to become more aware of the relationship between cutaneous and ...