Known as the master gland, the pituitary gland is behind the bridge of the nose.

A new review argues that chronic kidney disease may dysregulate pituitary hormones through uremic toxins, inflammation, disrupted FGF23-Klotho signaling, microRNAs, and gut-brain pathways.

As October is Pituitary Awareness Month, let's highlight one of the most important – yet least well-known – organs in the ...

The hypothalamus–pituitary–target gland axis has been recognized as a fundamental functional framework of the mammalian endocrine system. The anterior pituitary gland synthesizes and secretes multiple ...

The pituitary gland is a small organ at the base of the brain responsible for hormone production. Specifically, it regulates chemical messages throughout t | Endocrine System ...

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. But ...

In a new study published in Cell Reports, Finnish researchers show that pituitary macrophages, the immune cells located in the pituitary gland, help regulate hormonal balance. It is possible that in ...

An unexpected observation has led researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science to challenge a 200-year-old doctrine regarding the embryonic origins of the pituitary gland. Situated at the base of ...

How to approach hormonal abnormalities and compression symptomsThe pituitary gland is a small organ, but it plays a crucial ...

For permission requests, please contact NEJM Reprints at [email protected] In spite of great progress in the knowledge of the chemistry and physiologic function of the pituitary hormones no truly ...