Human growth hormone is important in many aspects of growth and development. For children living with growth hormone deficiency, it can involve more than just physical growth differences. Cognitive ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered that growth hormone (GH), which stimulates skeletal maturation and linear bone growth, as well as helping maintain tissue and ...

Human growth hormone (hGH) is linked to muscle mass, weight loss, and increased athletic performance. You produce hGH naturally, but you can also get injections of recombinant growth hormone (rhGH).

Growth hormone deficiency is a rare, treatable condition that causes short stature in children. It is less common in adults. Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) occurs when your pituitary gland doesn’t ...

More than 2.5 million people in the United States alone experience a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, each year. Some of these people are plagued by a seemingly unrelated cascade of health issues for ...

Your endocrine system controls all of your hormones. It’s made up of many different glands, including the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland (including the anterior pituitary) plays a significant ...

Pituitary gland disorders occur when the pituitary gland produces too little or too much of certain hormones. Some examples are Cushing’s disease, empty sella syndrome, and acromegaly. Pituitary gland ...

A new study delves into the evolution and function of the human growth hormone receptor gene and asks what forces in humanity's past may have driven changes to this vital piece of DNA. The research ...