For students mastering A&P, the endocrine system often feels like a memorization challenge of glands and hormones. But the science is moving fast: in 2026, the thymus is being reclassified from a ...

The endocrine system releases hormones into circulation which affects different organs and regulates numerous homeostatic and growth functions within the body. Endocrine disruption chemicals alter the ...

The endocrine system is your body’s long-term communication network, using hormones to regulate metabolism, growth, ...

Your endocrine system controls all of your hormones. It’s made up of many different glands, including the pituitary gland. The pituitary gland (including the anterior pituitary) plays a significant ...

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 ...

Anna Pilatone and Gabriella Milan won the Endocrine Society’s 2026 Endocrine Images Art Competition for their microscopy ...

Surgery performed with its focus on one or more of the endocrine organs is referred to as endocrine surgery. The endocrine organs are glands located throughout the body, which secrete hormones that ...