What Is the Endocrine System? The endocrine system is a network of glands in your body that make the hormones that help cells talk to each other. They’re responsible for almost every cell, organ, and ...

Glands are important organs located throughout the body. They produce and release substances that perform certain functions. Though you have many glands throughout your body, they fall into two types: ...

Glands in the endocrine system produce a range of hormones that regulate our bodyâ s activities by keeping substances such as blood glucose and electrolytes within their normal ranges. Like all other ...

Your two adrenal glands sit on top of each of your kidneys. While small in size, your adrenal glands are responsible for numerous hormone-related functions in your body. The adrenal glands are part of ...

The endocrine system is the collection of glands that produce hormones, which are specialized proteins that regulate bodily functions. The endocrine system serves as the body's internal chemical ...

Hormones are chemicals controlled by your endocrine glands that help coordinate and control many of your body’s activities. Hormones are involved in your growth, mood, reproduction, metabolism, and ...

The endocrine system comprises glands and tissues that produce hormones for regulating and coordinating vital bodily functions. This article, the fourth in an eight-part series, looks at the adrenal ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is a rare hereditary disorder that affects the endocrine glands. Doctors mainly associate MEN2 with tumors of the adrenal gland, the thyroid, and the ...

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 ...

The endocrine system is made of glands that produce hormones (chemical messengers), which all have different jobs in the body. An endocrine disorder occurs when your endocrine system produces too much ...