Obesity is estimated to affect 300 million people worldwide. Furthermore, abdominal adiposity—measured by waist circumference—is independently associated with mortality. This association remains ...

A multi-institutional group of researchers led by the Hubrecht Institute and Roche's Institute of Human Biology has developed strategies to identify regulators of intestinal hormone secretion. In ...

The gut–islets axis connects nutrient sensing in the intestine with insulin secretion from the pancreas and plays an ...

You’ve probably seen advertisements for sports drinks that claim to not only hydrate you but also replenish your electrolytes. In some cases, though, too much fluid can be a bad thing and actually ...

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) is a common complication of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). It can cause many symptoms related to low sodium or other electrolyte ...

Of course, these disorders also reflect social, economic and other kinds of pressure, but we mustn’t forget that the rise in hormone secretion during and after pregnancy can dysregulate brain ...

Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone secretion, or SIADH, is a known complication of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). SIADH makes your body produce too much of a hormone that causes your ...

Researchers led by Prof. YANG Fan from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have proposed a new approach to control ...

Growth hormone, produced by the pituitary gland, plays a critical role in cell regeneration, growth, and maintaining healthy body tissue, including the brain and vital organs. While synthetic human ...