The Greeks believed your thymus was home to your soul. In fact, thymus means “soul” in Greek. While no studies have proved that to be the case, your thymus does play an important role in your immune ...

Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient’s salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren’s, which eradicates ...

The hypothalamus (pronounced hai-puh-tha-luh-muhs) is a gland in your brain that controls your hormone (endocrine) system. It's sort of like your body's thermostat; it receives signals from other ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Cell Biology, researchers demonstrated the susceptibility of salivary glands to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection ...

More than 40,000 new cases of head and neck cancer are reported in the United States per year and >350,000 worldwide 1. Radiotherapy is still the primary mode of treatment for majority of the patients ...

RADIOIODINE (I131) has been used extensively in the diagnosis of thyroid disorders, and many tests have been developed. 1–3 Most of these tests are based on two aspects of thyroid activity: the ...

DR. Hiatt asked me to change the title, "Functions of the Median-Eminence Gland," because he was afraid that no one would know what I was talking about — whether it was the prostate gland or some ...

Branching isn't just for trees. This biological process occurs in animal development, enabling organs to perform complex ...

A team led by Mount Sinai researchers has identified stem cell populations and mechanisms underlying age-related degeneration ...