The endocrine system consists of glands and tissues that produce and secrete hormones to regulate and coordinate vital bodily functions. This article, the second in an eight-part series on the ...

While the nervous system uses neurotransmitters to communicate, the endocrine system uses hormones. Here’s how the endocrine system works: Neurons in the brain control the pituitary gland.

Endocrine all-stars include the pituitary gland (responsible for raging teenage hormones), the thyroid gland (your body’s master metabolic control center) and even the testes and ovaries (which ...

There are sparse data defining the dose response of radiation therapy (RT) to the hypothalamus and pituitary in pediatric and young adult patients with brain tumors. We examined the correlation ...

Many of your body’s functions are regulated via the endocrine system. When these hormones become imbalanced, it can lead to the development of an endocrine disorder.

Non-functioning tumors can also pinch the pituitary gland itself, resulting in a broad-based loss of pituitary function. Pituitary tumors are unusually common. Fifteen percent of adults have one.