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• Obesity
  Eating Disorder Research
  Nutrition
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Healthy Aging
  Hormone Disorders
   

  Appetite

  The appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose tissue and the brain. Decreased desire to eat is termed ... > more
• Dementia
  Alzheimer's Research
  Alzheimer's
  Healthy Aging
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Dementia

  Dementia is progressive decline in cognitive function due to damage or disease in the brain beyond what might be expected from normal aging. Particularly affected areas may be memory, attention, ... > more
• Gynecology
  Women's Health
  Hormone Disorders
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
  Menopause
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Progesterone

  Progesterone is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle, pregnancy (supports gestation) and embryogenesis of humans and other species. Progesterone belongs to a class of ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Diseases and Conditions
  Sports Medicine
  Thyroid Disease
   
  

  Endocrinology

  Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. Hormones are molecules that act as signals from one type of cells to ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Molecular Biology
  Stem Cells
  Cell Biology
  Genetics
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   

  Epithelium

  In zootomy, epithelium is a tissue composed of a layer of cells. Epithelium lines both the outside (skin) and the inside (e.g. intestine) of organisms. The outermost layer of our skin is composed of ... > more
• Human Biology
  Lymphoma
  Immune System
  Diseases and Conditions
  Heart Disease
  Hypertension
   
  

  Human physiology

  Human physiology is the science of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of normal humans or human tissues or organs. The principal level of focus of physiology is at the level of ... > more
• Dietary Supplements and Minerals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Thyroid Disease
  Sports Medicine
  Sports Science
   
  

  Iodine

  Iodine is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol I and atomic number 53. Chemically, iodine is the least reactive of the halogens, and the most electropositive halogen after ... > more
• Hormone Disorders
  Diabetes
  Hypertension
  Sports Medicine
  Human Biology
  Cancer
   

  Insulin-like growth factor

  The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are polypeptides with high sequence similarity to insulin. IGFs are part of a complex system that cells use to communicate with their physiologic environment. ... > more
• Sexual Health
  Erectile Dysfunction
  Gynecology
  Men's Health
  Birth Control
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Sexual dysfunction

  Sexual dysfunction or sexual malfunction is difficulty during any stage of the sexual ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Teen Health
  Hormone Disorders
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Children's Health
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Delayed puberty

  Puberty is described as delayed when a boy or girl has passed the usual age of onset of puberty with no physical or hormonal signs that it is beginning. Puberty may be delayed for several years and ... > more

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