ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS, RDN Hormones are chemical messengers that the glands of your endocrine system produce.

Optical measurements through the skin are challenging because they usually represent averages across the various layers of skin that are illuminated. A study in Nature Metabolism uses a depth ...

We are aware of reports regarding supply issues of insulin in the UK. Some of these reports are of insulins that are being discontinued and some are where there is a temporary shortage. Here’s the ...

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

New research by scientists at the Champalimaud Foundation has revealed a surprising new role for the immune system ... attributed to the hormones insulin and glucagon, both produced by the ...

“But we’re starting to realise the immune system does a lot more than that ... has been attributed to the hormones insulin and glucagon, both produced by the pancreas.

Many drugs, including insulin, essentially became free ... “Unfortunately, the complexities of the U.S. health care system can reduce access and affordability for many,” Jamie Bennett ...

Endocrine reproductive disorders are disorders that affect the reproductive endocrine system and often result in fertility problems. Examples include ovarian insufficiency and polycystic ovary ...

Multiple studies have highlighted the glycemic, weight, and cardiac benefits of semaglutide, a glucagon ... research-based AID system for 28 days. This study used a Ypsomed insulin pump (Ypsomed ...

Amylin is a hormone released by the pancreas at the same time as insulin. It inhibits the secretion of glucagon. Glucagon is another pancreatic ... surgery changes the structure of your digestive ...

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