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, ...

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 ...

Wendy Wisner is a journalist and international board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC). She has written about all things pregnancy, maternal/child health, parenting, and general health and ...

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 ...

As Hashimoto’s Disease Awareness Day continues to grow in national recognition, Clayman Thyroid Center remains committed to improving thyroid health literacy and ensuring that individuals living with ...

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers have identified molecular evidence linking human papillomavirus (HPV) to thyroid eye disease (TED) through molecular mimicry involving HPV ...

Common endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in plastics and ultraprocessed foods (UPFs) may be unexpected culprits in the development of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), according to a small study ...

After undergoing surgery to remove an overactive thyroid in 2014, games designer and publisher Xeo Lye had jokingly asked his doctor how long he could survive without thyroid hormone replacement pills ...

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 ...