A new study delves into the evolution and function of the human growth hormone receptor gene and asks what forces in humanity's past may have driven changes to this vital piece of DNA.

The growth hormone receptor gene plays a major role in controlling the body’s response to growth hormone, helping to activate processes that lead to growth. To study the gene’s evolutionary history, ...

Growth hormone is known to increase lean body mass and bone density in the elderly, but it does something else, too. It activates a gene critical for the body's tissues to heal and regenerate ...

There are 9 recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) products currently available for 10 US Food and Drug Administration—approved indications; each rhGH product is approved for 1 or more indications.

On average, human males tend to be about 5 inches ( 13 centimeters) taller than females. But why?

After damning accusations by Major League Baseball's Mitchell Report, New York Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte has admitted not to steroid use but to using human growth hormone. Gary Wadler of the ...

Human growth hormone can help hormone-deficient children grow taller. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration began allowing manufacturers to market the drug for use in short children with ...

Germline pathogenic variants (PVs) in BRCA1/2 and other breast cancer (BC) predisposition genes are found in more than 10% of patients with hormone receptor (estrogen receptor and/or progesterone ...

Human growth hormone produced by grinding up a human pituitary gland in a blender in 1965. Jon Brenneis / Getty Images file. Alzheimer’s cases are generally divided into two main groups: ...

Human growth hormone (HGH) has been studied for its potential to affect Alzheimer's risk, but its role remains unclear, with some suggesting it may impact brain aging and function.