Hormones can be helpful heroes, supporting the immune system and a healthy sleep-wake schedule. But they can also be culprits ...

I was just a baby scientist when I discovered the hormone that made Ozempic possible. I had no idea how life-changing—and ...

PREVIOUS studies have shown that glucagon is capable of counteracting the hypoglycemic effect of insulin in normal man,1 in psychotic patients undergoing insulin-coma therapy2 and in diabetic patie ...

Adrenomedullin disrupts insulin signaling in blood vessels, leading to systemic insulin resistance in obesity-associated type 2 diabetes.

Hormone changes can have serious impacts on your health—here's how to manage key hormones that can change with age.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated how a gluten-free diet affects hormones, with particular emphasis on cortisol, thyroid, insulin, and sex hormones. Background: For medical diseases such as non-celiac ...

Encapsulated glucagon for insulin-induced hypoglycemia dissolves when sugar levels get seriously low (less than 60 milligrams per deciliter, mg/dL), releasing the hormone into the bloodstream and ...

In 2010, Herrera and his researchers discovered that if beta cells die prematurely, the pancreatic cells responsible for producing other hormones such as glucagon, which counteracts insulin’s ...

Thyroid hormone plays a key role in regulating a range of physiologic functions, including metabolism, temperature, heart rate, and growth. It accomplishes this impressive array of activities by ...

WebMD explains how the hormone glucagon helps balance your blood sugar and treat hypoglycemia.