Endocrinology

Over 200,000 people in Ireland suffer from type 2 diabetes and are dependent on medication to manage it. Most health professionals consider it a ch...

In Rethinking Diabetes, Emily Mendenhall investigates how global and local factors transform how diabetes is perceived, experienced, and embodied f...

Melatonin is a naturally occurring hormone that is released into the body when the eyes register that it''s getting dark. When the eyes send the me...

The oestrus cycle represents a cyclic pattern of ovarian activity in which many physiological and morphological events occur to enable ovulation, r...

In spite of tremendous advances in the field, the current understanding of pathogenesis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) remains limited. Further...

This book contains a varied collection of chapters covering pinealectomy techniques used in current neuroscience research from over 19 internationa...

Estradiol is the major steroid hormone which is involved in several organic functions, such as physiological sexual behaviour, development and main...

Bone is a dynamic tissue that undergoes continual adaptation during vertebrate life to preserve skeletal size, shape, and structural integrity and ...

It is estimated that 86 million adult Americans have prediabetes and with that, a risk of developing T2DM (type 2 diabetes) within one in ten patie...

This book provides the current knowledge and recent developments to navigate cellular, molecular, and clinical aspects of natriuretic peptides and ...

Studies have shown that low quality of life is a risk factor for increased hospitalization, diminished adherence to treatment, and increased morbid...

Parathyroid glands are endodermal-derived organs responsible for the production of the parathyroid hormone (PTH), an essential regulator of calcium...

Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory granulomatous disease of unknown origin, with a wide variety of imaging features. The organs most commonly i...

Thyroid nodules are commonly diagnosed in adults, although they are rare in children affecting only 1% - 2% of this population. Since the late 1960...

Metabolic syndrome is a clustering of cardio-metabolic risk factors that include obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. These ...

Although sex hormones are generally thought to be involved mainly in reproductive functions, they are also involved in antioxidant mechanisms, in c...

This monograph presents an overview of the lysosome and its different roles in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. It also provides a descript...

Diabetes is a prevalent disorder throughout the world; it has become a universal topic for conversation superseding topics like heart disease or ca...