In a new study published in Cell Reports, Finnish researchers show that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in ...

The hypothalamus and pituitary glands are essential components of the endocrine system, playing an indispensable role in regulating bodily functions, including male reproductive health.

There are three main types of pituitary gland disorders: Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths on or near your pituitary gland that can press on nearby structures.. Disorders of pituitary hormone over ...

The pituitary gland is located at the base of your brain under the hypothalamus. It’s connected to the hypothalamus by the pituitary stalk, a bundle of blood vessels and nerves.

The pituitary gland’s regulatory action on your body weight involves multiple hormones, and any surgery can cause unavoidable injury to pituitary tissue that temporarily affects hormone production.

She reminds them that we all have a variety of hormones and hormone-producing glands with important jobs—including the pituitary gland, which oversees everything from growth to metabolism, and ...

The pituitary gland consists of three parts, two lobes and a narrow middle. In the smaller rear lobe, two hormones have been fairly well identified (alpha-hypophamine and beta-hypophamine), ...

A 63-year-old woman had been in a lot of physical distress, owing to the presence of a large tumor in her body. She had been suffering from persistent nasal blockage, and was diagnosed with ...

THE anatomical and physiological connexion between the pituitary and diencephalon form the subject of Prof. P. T. Herring's presidential address to Section I (Physiology). The diencephalon itself ...

It’s made in your pituitary gland, which is about the size of a pea and sits just behind your nose. Why Would I Get a Luteinizing Hormone Test? There are different reasons you might get a ...