Nestled underneath the corpus callosum, in the middle of the brain, a tiny, pine-cone-shaped gland sits and spits out ...

A visit to the opticians changed everything for teacher Jonathan Ingram - and he now feels he's been given a "second chance ...

Keeping an eye on your thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels is key to catching any signs of thyroid dysfunction early on.

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The thyroid gland produces the thyroxine hormone that regulates metabolism (energy release and levels), and acts like a ...

A teacher from Forton, Somerset, is taking part in the 200k in May challenge for Brain Tumour Research, cycling to raise awareness and vital ...

The 32-year-old has been selected for a second British & Irish Lions Tour, four years on from his maiden call-up in 2021 ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that gonadotrophs, cells in the pituitary gland with a key role in puberty and reproduction, come from two different populations, with the ...

Two adult mouse pituitary glands. On the left, gonadotrophs derived after birth from stem cells appear in yellow. On the right, gonadotrophs in the embryo appear in green/yellow in the centre of ...

The pituitary gland is an endocrine gland located downstream of the hypothalamus at the base of the brain, which is composed of an anterior, an intermediate and a posterior lobe. It secretes ...