Hot dogs are a convenient source of protein, but due to being a processed meat high in sodium and saturated fat, they can ...

New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI ...

A once-weekly growth hormone therapy improved growth-related endpoints for adolescents with multiple conditions of short ...

We don't know exactly why men are taller than women on average, but we have some genetic clues. On average, human males tend to be about 5 inches ( 13 centimeters) taller than females. But why?

The dose may be adjusted based on the child's weight and insulin-like growth factor-1 standard deviation score (IGF-1 SDS). [2] ...

In children with ISS, Sogroya demonstrated non-inferior estimated mean growth, with both drugs increasing height by 10.5cm in a year. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) response in patients treated ...

The drug could keep your pet around for longer—but some vets and ethicists worry that we might be barking up the wrong tree.

THE role of insulin in the pathogenesis of idiopathic spontaneous hypoglycemia is obscure. This paper reports levels of serum immunoreactive insulin and levels of serum insulin-like activity in pat ...

The number of teens and young adults taking GLP-1 drugs has increased by 594 percent—but scientists are still trying to understand the long-term effects.

The HGH/insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) axis and HGH deficiencies are implicated in the development of heart failure, but HGH production increases during fasting, which could ameliorate these ...

Insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) play key roles in fetal growth and development. However, their roles in the association between fetal growth and perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl ...

Education in the 21st century is obsessed with assessing children, attempting to measure every aspect of their intelligence, learning and growth. Yet we are not, according to Isabelle Hau, measuring ...