Female sex hormones can significantly enhance the progression of the rare neurodegenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa (RP), according to a preclinical study by researchers at UT Southwestern ...

Researchers have identified how thyroxine, a human thyroid hormone, can positively influence the life-critical calcification ...

S, the best course of action is to correct the energy imbalance by managing nutrition and training, and in these cases, meds ...

Why are an increasing number of women in their 20’s and 30’s experiencing unexpected thyroid issues like chronic fatigue, ...

Adverse effects of BDE-47 on in vivo developmental parameters, thyroid hormones, and expression of hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) axis genes in larvae of the self-fertilizing fish Kryptolebias ...

A team from the Institut Curie, Inserm, and CNRS[1] has uncovered a new molecular mechanism, previously unknown, linking ...

It is well known that the central nervous system (CNS) influences the pituitary hormone secretions and that diseases of CNS are frequently associated with an altered endocrine function. The aim of ...

Cortistatin is a member of the somatostatin family of peptide hormones. Although cortistatin and somatostatin display many structural and functional similarities, there are also notable ...

INTRODUCTION Thyroid hormones (TH) influence the metabolism and development of adipose tissue by modulating the proliferation and differentiation of adipocytes (1). TH action is mediated mainly by the ...

The purpose of this review is to provide an up-to-date report on the molecular and physiologic processes involved in the role of thyroid hormone as an epigenetic factor in brain maturation. We ...

Based on in situ hybridization and hypothyroid studies, thyroid hormone appears to target photoreceptor development. The hormone may be acting in at least two ways. It could instruct neuronal ...