The kidney is the most in-demand organ in the U.S — almost 90 percent of Americans on the national transplant waiting list are waiting for one. These people have end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD).1,2
CKD affects 37 million individuals in the country. It’s especially common...
Type-2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic condition in which your cells have lost the ability to respond to the hormone called insulin. Plus, your pancreas has become dysfunctional so that it doesn’t produce as much insulin as it should.1
The result is consistently high levels of glucose...
Migraine is more than just a headache. It’s a complex brain disorder that’s often inherited in families.1
Migraine is the world’s third most common disease. It’s also one of the 10 most disabling illnesses globally. In the U.S. alone, it affects more than 37 million...
Almost 1 billion people worldwide had mental disorders in 2019. On top of that, cases of depression and anxiety rose by over 25 percent in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.1 More people are only expected to get treated for mental problems in the next decades. But at times, drugs and...
Snorers are often the target of jokes.1 But snoring is one of the symptoms of a disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). In OSA, the collapse of the airway stops the flow of air into the lungs and lowers blood oxygen levels. This leads to abnormal breathing and frequent awakenings during...
The foods we eat influence our hormones in different ways. First, they provide our bodies with the raw materials needed for hormone production. Second, they promote or hinder the release of hormones. Third, certain foods contain endocrine disruptors. These natural or man-made substances interfere...
During menopause, a large drop in women's sex hormone levels leads to various symptoms. Such symptoms are often associated with a decreased quality of life.1 One way to address this problem is hormone replacement therapy (HRT). HRT is medication involving sex hormones produced outside the...
Menopause is a natural process in women’s lives. People think of menopause as a time when estrogen levels drop.1 But by the time estrogen declines, the other sex hormones are almost gone. In most menopausal women, progesterone is hardly measurable, and testosterone is usually only...
Hormones are molecules produced by the body’s endocrine glands.1 These substances are released into the bloodstream and travel towards various tissues and organs. In particular, hormones bind to receptors on the surface of or inside their target cells. This interaction tells the...