Sunlight activates hormones essential for mood, sleep and reproductive health — that’s why it’s important to go outside when ...

Few topics provoke as much concern as the perception that puberty is beginning earlier than ever. While synthetic ...

Ever noticed how some months your hormones seem determined to turn you into someone you barely recognize? The mood swings, cravings, energy crashes, and uncomfortable physical symptoms can make you ...

In a previous post, I discussed the connection between the mind and the skin. In that article, I called for patients and clinicians to become more aware of the relationship between cutaneous and ...

Hormones play a powerful role in a woman’s overall health—from mood to metabolism, skin to sleep, and periods to fertility. An imbalanced hormonal system can cause fatigue, anxiety, irregular cycles, ...

Have you been diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism or an endocrine-related condition that needs surgery? The UAB Section of Endocrine Surgery is honored to serve and treat patients of Alabama and beyond ...

Treating pollutants, such as endocrine disruptors, is an effective way to protect the environment. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that alter the hormonal systems and the development of organisms ...

Biological sex affects hormonal and involuntary nervous system responses to binge drinking, potentially influencing vulnerability to alcohol use disorder (AUD). That's according to a new laboratory ...

Snakes have lost the gene that encodes ghrelin, a hormone that helps regulate hunger in many vertebrates, according to a new study.