A grant from the National Institute of Health to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will help researchers ...

Patients with acromegaly make too much growth hormone, which causes them to grow disproportionately large bones, organs and ...

The Scott Hamilton and Friends ice show is happening on Sunday, Nov. 24. Why the gold medalist will never stop fighting for a cure, and why he's donating this activity instead of an ice skating lesson ...

The ice skating legend, 65, says his pituitary gland tumor has returned, but he won't treat it until he's symptomatic: "I'll just continue to stay strong" Ice skating legend Scott Hamilton has had ...

Victoria Lucio is a stay-at-home mom of two from Amarillo who has been silently battling with Cushing’s Disease for around ...

The most common cause of endogenous Cushing syndrome is a type of pituitary gland tumor called a pituitary adenoma. This type of tumor is typically slow-growing and benign. The most common cause ...

The Pituitary Center offers: The pituitary gland lies at the base of the skull ... adenomas that may respond well to treatment with medicine that often can shrink the tumor and normalize hormone ...

Like pituitary tumors, surgery is typically the first option ... Surgery to remove the adrenal gland with the tumor is the first line of treatment for adrenal tumors. In severe cases, it’s ...

Endocrinologist whose insight into how the brain controls the endocrine system shaped our understanding of bodily functions.

GHRH in cell growth, cancer proliferation, and wound repair In addition to governing the GH-producing effects of the pituitary gland, GHRH is crucial for normal pituitary gland development ...