In our Daily Dose, a viewer is asking about hormone problems that can cause your face to become round. Dr. Lacy Anderson joined News 9 to explain how some hormone disorders, like Cushing syndrome work ...

Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder characterised by the excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH), most frequently resulting from a benign pituitary adenoma. The consequent overproduction of ...

Women managing attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with stimulant medications might experience worse symptoms during ...

Your pituitary is a small gland at the base of your brain. Pituitary disorders develop because of problems with your pituitary gland. A growth (tumor) in or near the pituitary often causes these ...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is thought to be the most common endocrine disorder in women, with rates ranging from 7-10 percent of women of childbearing age. In the United States, an estimated 5-6 ...

Hormonal imbalance occurs when there is too much or too little hormone in the bloodstream. Hormones are chemical messengers produced by glands in the endocrine system, and they regulate various ...

Mood disorders, including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, are now prevalent syndromes with high rates of comorbidities such as psychiatric disorders, cardiovascular diseases, and ...

Scientists have thought that this excessive insulin secretion is one of the factors that drives the development of obesity-induced pancreatic cancer. But a new study published in Nature Communications ...

Obesity increases the body's need for insulin, forcing cells in the pancreas known as beta cells to ramp up insulin ...

This article was reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Hormones are hugely influential in determining how you feel and function. These chemical messengers regulate metabolism, mood, reproduction, and energy.

More than 50 hormones have been identified in the human body, and each has a unique function. Your hormones are chemicals produced by endocrine glands that travel throughout your body and target ...