Until recently, the majority of data on hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury (TBI) have come from retrospective studies, which did not assess changes in pituitary hormones occurring within ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Boxers may suffer more that split lips, broken noses, and concussions. A new study shows a high rate of dysfunction in the brain's pituitary gland among a group of retired ...

For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] In spite of great progress in the knowledge of the chemistry and physiologic function of the pituitary hormones no truly ...

Diabetes insipidus causes persistent thirst and frequent urination due to not having enough of the hormone vasopressin. Pituitary tumors and pituitary surgery are two potential causes. According to ...

Although hypogonadism was the most prevalent pituitary hormone deficiency, non-gonadal hypopituitarism affected 14.5% of patients with prolactinomas. Tumour size was the strongest predictor of ...

A study investigated pituitary dwarfism in Karelian Bear Dogs and found a link to a variant of the POU1F1 gene. The results can also help understand the gene's significance to the human pituitary ...