Here the authors show the structures of single-pass transmembrane receptor guanylyl cyclase in both apo and hormone-bound states, advancing our understanding of cross-membrane signaling by single ...

There’s also been a lot of chatter about "hormonal belly"—the idea that you are gaining weight in the stomach area due to a hormone imbalance. With the hormone-weight buzz also comes the ...

TRH - Thyroid releasing hormone (TRH) crosses the placenta while TSH does not. TBG - Thyroxine binding globulin (TBG), a glycoprotein that carries T3 and T4, is elevated during pregnancy because ...

With hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland releases less thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), causing prolactin levels to rise. As the hormone that promotes breastfeeding, prolactin can induce amenorrhea ...

If you have thyroid disease, your thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels can fluctuate from time to time. These fluctuations can occur as your thyroid disease progresses or from other factors such ...

Evidence started accumulating in the late 1980s that the GLP-1 hormone could be used to induce insulin secretion, hinting at a path to a new treatment for diabetes and attracting industry interest.

Within a year, the FDA had put a “black box” warning on estrogen products used in hormone therapy—the most serious warning the agency places on prescription drugs—about the risk of ...

Talk with your doctor to start. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is considered a safe and effective way to treat perimenopause symptoms, yet it carries certain risks. Many people turn to home ...

Hormone therapy (also called hormonal therapy or endocrine therapy) slows or stops the growth of hormone-sensitive tumors by blocking the body’s ability to produce hormones or by interfering ...