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 ...

When these hormones become imbalanced, it can lead to the development of an endocrine disorder. “An endocrine disorder occurs when your body produces either too much or too little of a particular ...

A new statement describes the importance of extracellular vesicles as a new research target for understanding the causes of certain endocrine disorders such as cancer and diabetes and discovering new ...

The pancreas produces endocrine hormones and pancreatic digestive enzymes. The hormone function is called the endocrine pancreas. Insulinomas are tumors on the pancreas that cause the tumor to make ...

Hypoparathyroidism, a rare and chronic endocrine disease, is characterized by insufficient levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 is a rare genetic disorder that causes tumors in the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is one of several types of ...

"We now know that the origins of the comorbidity between depression and endocrine-metabolic conditions differs by condition; non-autoimmune conditions demonstrated shared genetic influences with ...

Women with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis plus a non-endocrine autoimmune disorder were more likely to have multiple miscarriages than those with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, according to findings published in ...

Credit: Getty Images We spoke with endocrinologists to explore the potential of artificial intelligence in the management of chronic disease, including diabetes, obesity, and PCOS. Artificial ...

Thyroid disorders affect approximately 12% of people worldwide, but women experience these conditions at rates up to eight times higher than men. This stark gender disparity stems from complex ...

Adverse cognitive effects linked to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure, a type of endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), have the potential to be passed down through generations, according to an ...