In a new study published in Cell Reports, Finnish researchers show that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in ...

Rising detection of pituitary incidentalomas has prompted a more individualized approach to surveillance and management.Incidentalomas are being found with greater frequency than in the past, ...

Pituitary tumors can compress the optic nerve, leading to visual symptoms. Pituitary tumors are mostly benign (noncancerous), but due to their location, they can have significant effects on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with autoimmune pancreatitis may have higher rates of immunoglobulin G4-related hypophysitis than ...