It wasn’t until one of Benke’s friends confided that her own daughter had recently been diagnosed with Pediatric Growth ...

Recent research findings put a spotlight on the link between human growth hormone (HGH) and Alzheimer’s disease. Could taking HGH increase your risk of Alzheimer’s? Ultimately, scientists say they ...

Human growth hormone (HGH) is a hormone that’s essential to our development. Most people produce enough HGH throughout their lifetime. But for those with a deficiency in growth hormone (or a few other ...

Pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD) is a genetic condition that affects your child’s physical development. Hormone replacement therapy can help promote growth, and a new injection now makes it ...

Sogroya is a long-acting form of somatropin. Somatropin is also called human growth hormone. Sogroya is made by attaching human growth hormone to a small protein that helps it stay in the body longer ...

Researchers say they have uncovered more evidence to support a controversial hypothesis that sticky proteins that are a signature of Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted from person to person ...

Human growth hormone is important in many aspects of growth and development. For children living with growth hormone deficiency, it can involve more than just physical growth differences. Cognitive ...

Five patients in the United Kingdom have developed Alzheimer’s disease that appears to be the result of contaminated injections they received as children decades ago, according to a new study that ...

However, excess growth hormone simultaneously reduces the number of stem cells. This reveals the dual role of growth hormone and a delicate balance: Growth hormone stimulates growth, but excessive ...

After age 30, muscle loss begins, and by 40, the effects accelerate. This process, known as sarcopenia, results in a loss of ...

Growth disorders are conditions that cause faster or slower growth than usual. People with these disorders may have unusually sized limbs and body parts or may be taller or shorter than expected.