Ghrelin is a hormone that increases appetite, and also plays a role in body weight. Levels of leptin -- the appetite suppressor -- are lower when you're thin and higher when you're fat.

This article explains why thyroid disease and high cholesterol are linked, the potential problems, and how to manage both conditions at once. Thyroid hormones have several jobs, including regulating ...

What is the role of hormones during pregnancy? Many hormone levels are affected in the body during pregnancy. Several hormones play major roles during pregnancy. These are: Human chorionic ...

Now, thanks to new research, scientists have found what actually causes some people to suffer from nausea and vomiting during their pregnancy. Until recently the cause was unknown, but a Cambridge-led ...

Researchers from the UK investigated associations between 1,463 plasma proteins and 19 cancers, using observational and genetic approaches in participants of the UK Biobank.

In some people, the estrogen increase can stop migraines. In others, migraines develop in the first trimester and resolve by the third. Elevated estrogen levels are associated with migraines with aura ...