A new preclinical study from Monash University has uncovered the role of the female sex hormone estrogen in protecting the ...

A novel glomerulopathy model demonstrates renal counterbalance via local angiotensin II regulation - ...

Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have developed a novel mouse model that allows them to induce dysfunction in only ...

In 1977, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally for their discovery and synthesis of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), a key regulator of ...

Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and blockers have significantly decreased mortality and morbidity in heart failure (HF) patients and are considered the cornerstone of HF treatment. [1, 2 ...

If cortisol stays elevated consistently, the blood-sugar spike it sets off can lead to weight gain around the midsection. It can also keep you up at night; people with persistently higher cortisol ...

Tahir Hussain, Ph.D. Our research is focused on understanding the cellular and molecular regulation of the Angiotensin hormone and its receptor expression and the physiological and therapeutic role of ...

Together, the endocrine organs, glands, and hormones regulate key functions in the body, such as metabolism, blood pressure, sleep-wake cycle, and more. Too much or too little of a hormone can ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD There are many types and combinations of drugs used to treat a myocardial infarction (MI), also known as a heart attack. These drugs can help prevent blood ...

Roughly 6.5 million people in the United States have heart failure of some type, and an estimated half of these cases are HFrEF. The risk of developing systolic heart failure can increase with age.

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are not produced by the human body but influence the way your hormones function, Bloom said. Hormones are essential to many biological processes in the body, such as ...