Recent research findings put a spotlight on the link between human growth hormone (HGH) and Alzheimer’s disease. Could taking HGH increase your risk of Alzheimer’s? Ultimately, scientists say they ...

Pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD) is a genetic condition that affects your child’s physical development. Hormone replacement therapy can help promote growth, and a new injection now makes it ...

The primary sign of growth hormone deficiency in children is short stature. Adults may have decreased muscle mass and increased body fat, as well as other problems such as heart disease and depression ...

Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a rare condition. It can be congenital (present from birth), or a person can acquire it during childhood or adulthood. The age at which GHD presents may determine ...

Dr. Jennifer Miller has been an author of dozens of studies about rare endocrine diseases over the last two decades. Hundreds of patients fly to Gainesville, Fla., from all over the U.S. to see her ...

Growth hormone, produced by the pituitary gland, plays a critical role in cell regeneration, growth, and maintaining healthy body tissue, including the brain and vital organs. While synthetic human ...

However, excess growth hormone simultaneously reduces the number of stem cells. This reveals the dual role of growth hormone and a delicate balance: Growth hormone stimulates growth, but excessive ...

Sleep is often treated as downtime, a passive break between the real business of being awake. But a new study has revealed that sleep is active, essential biology, showing how the brain uses the night ...

Gigantism and acromegaly are growth disorders that result from excess amounts of growth hormone in the body. The conditions are similar but have several differences. Growth hormone is one of the ...

The introduction of recombinant DNA-derived human growth hormone (rhGH) in the mid-1980s allowed studies to be undertaken in a number of growth disorders other than the classic ...