If they suspect you have an adrenal gland disorder, they might order imaging tests next. They can use ultrasound, MRI, and X-ray imaging to create pictures of your adrenal and pituitary glands.

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in Nature reports that scientists have been able to grow working pituitary glands from embryonic stem cells from mice. When these were transplanted into ...

When the pituitary gland fails to send enough adrenalotropic substance through the blood, then another set of glands, the adrenals, which are essential to life, wastes away.

Located at the base of the brain, nestled within the skull, lies a bean-shaped endocrine gland called the pituitary. It’s as small as a pea and just about as light – weighing only half a gram.

Researchers created pituitary glands straight from mouse embryonic stem cells, and then even transplanted the organs into mice, where they worked like regular pituitary glands. The work is an ...

Issues with the hypothalamus and pituitary glands, as well as genetic conditions like Klinefelter syndrome, play significant roles in male fertility decline.

IT'S TINY, only the size of a pea, and many people don't even know it's there -- but its effect on the body is colossal. If your pituitary gland is out of sorts, chances are, you're in trouble ...

Adrenal gland volume is greater among adults with type 2 diabetes than without diabetes and might serve as a biomarker of metabolic status, according to study findings. “Our results indicate ...

The adrenal gland is part of an organ system known as the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. It responds to stressors by releasing hormones that prepare the body to flee from potential ...

There are three basic things you should know about your pituitary gland: it’s buried away at the base of your brain; it’s very important; and, alas, it has a habit of growing tumors. “The ...

Hemphill’s tumor was producing adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which causes the adrenal gland to produce more cortisol. Many people with Cushing’s Disease experience high blood pressure ...