Brain tumors are one of the leading childhood cancers (after leukemia and lymphoma). Gliomas are tumors that grow in certain brain cells called astrocytes, which are primary in the function of blood and nerves in the brain. In the case of rare...
The hypothalamus is the portion of your brain that helps control hunger and metabolism. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, sufferers of hypothalamic dysfunction are at increased risk for obesity and brain tumor formation....
Hypothalamic hamartoma is a medical condition characterized by the development of a noncancerous tumor near the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that regulates a number of body functions. This rare condition is most frequently diagnosed in...
Follicle-stimulating hormone, or FSH, helps regulate the reproductive processes in both men and women. It affects the growth process, puberty maturation and the development of the body. FSH levels are used to help diagnose a number of factors...
The hypothalamus, a gland in the brain, controls the endocrine system, which releases hormones that provide signals to the body to regulate hunger and metabolism. Research into how those signals control weight and, when interrupted, may cause...
Dr. Robert Lustig, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at University of California San Francisco Center for Obesity Assessment, Study and Treatment, specializes in the role hormones play in weight and behavior. Through his published research, Lustig...
Testosterone is the predominant sex hormone in males. Testosterone is responsible for the physical changes that males experience in puberty. This hormone is present in females but in a much smaller concentration. In females, the adrenal glands...
The adrenal gland is an endocrine organ that sits on top of the kidney and it produces hormones that have widespread effects on the regulation and response of the body. The adrenal gland is part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which is...