Toward the goal of elucidating endocrine system aging mechanisms, this study establishes the first single-cell aging atlas across multiple endocrine organs. The research reveals conserved aging ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic ...

The digestive system's rhythms are controlled by body clock genes, as well as lesser-known regulators called noncanonical clock regulators. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine aimed to ...

The gut–islets axis connects nutrient sensing in the intestine with insulin secretion from the pancreas and plays an essential role in glucose regulation. GLP-1 released by intestinal L cells can ...

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Catalyst Award program has awarded a $4 million, five-year grant to Prashant Rajbhandari, PhD, Assistant Professor of ...

Hormones are the body’s chemical messengers. They act on various tissues and organs in the body to change their behavior. For example, the hormone prolactin stimulates the production of breastmilk.

After undergoing a total pancreatectomy, where the pancreas is surgically removed in its entirety, many patients face ...

Plus, what 'metabolic health' actually means.

With more than 10 years working in the field of organ and tissue donation and transplantation, Doctor Du Thi Ngoc Thu, PhD has helped connect hundreds of donated organ sources to save many patients.

Most people focus on shedding subcutaneous fat, but that is not the most dnagerous kind. Dr London explains why visceral fat ...