Reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Key Takeaways: Hormones control essential processes like growth, metabolism, mood, and reproduction, but when their balance is disrupted, it can lead to an endocrine ...

The endocrine system is made of glands that produce hormones (chemical messengers), which all have different jobs in the body. An endocrine disorder occurs when your endocrine system produces too much ...

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 ...

Women who have close family members with endocrine diseases, including type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), are at higher risk of pregnancy loss, a new study has ...

Osteoporosis—weakening of the bones with age—affects millions worldwide, and this figure is increasing annually as the global population ages. It is associated with the aging, or "senescence," of bone ...

In their study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, Dillon and colleagues provide an important population-based assessment of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in the U.S. using NHANES ...

A new population-based, case-control study matched adults with fibromyalgia by age and sex to control subjects without fibromyalgia in a 1:5 ratio. Compared to controls, individuals with fibromyalgia ...

Reviewed by Felix Gussone, MD. Your endocrine system is a network of glands that produce and release hormones directly into your bloodstream. These hormones act like tiny, powerful messengers, ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a key reason why immunotherapy has largely failed in pancreatic cancer—and identified a promising strategy to overcome that resistance.