Researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now demonstrate previously unexplained processes behind growth therapy. It ...

Growth hormone plays a major role in how the body handles sugar and fat, so not getting enough sleep could also increase the ...

Elevated immune function during childhood results in as much as 49 percent growth reduction in Ecuador's indigenous Shuar population, researchers report. Elevated immune function during childhood ...

Growth hormone deficiency is a rare, treatable condition that causes short stature in children. It is less common in adults. Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) occurs when your pituitary gland doesn’t ...

New research reveals that early growth patterns can help predict adult height and pubertal growth, but not when puberty will begin—challenging assumptions about how early development shapes lifelong ...