In 1912, Cushing performed the first reported transplant of a human pituitary gland from a stillborn fetus into an adult male with symptoms of hypopituitarism. The patient was an ideal candidate ...

When Ray Kohn started feeling pain in his knees and elbows in 2015, he attributed it to his work as a stunt driver and ...

The global human growth hormone market size was valued at USD 6.81 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach from USD 7.63 billion in 2025 to USD 18.75 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 11.90% ...

Pituitary diseases are disorders affecting the pituitary gland that ultimately affect the secretion of pituitary hormones. The most frequent conditions are acromegaly (growth hormone excess ...

An unexpected observation has led researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science to challenge a 200-year-old doctrine regarding the embryonic origins of the pituitary gland. Situated at the base ...

Childhood or young adult onset patients usually with acromegaly can also have mutations in the AIP gene without a known family history of pituitary adenoma. DNA (Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid) is the ...

Chinese researchers have found that treatment for an invasive, noncancerous brain tumour that causes complications including diabetes could lie in a cheap medication often prescribed for high ...

A new study demonstrates that a benign growth on the pituitary gland causing a growth disorder called acromegaly, which in some cases may lead to gigantism, are often inherited in Northern Ireland. A ...