Omnitrope is a brand-name injectable solution prescribed for growth hormone deficiency in adults and children. It contains the active ingredient somatropin. Omnitrope may not be safe to receive during ...

Dr. Jennifer Miller has been an author of dozens of studies about rare endocrine diseases over the last two decades. Hundreds of patients fly to Gainesville, Fla., from all over the U.S. to see her ...

Researchers say they have uncovered more evidence to support a controversial hypothesis that sticky proteins that are a signature of Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted from person to person ...

Five people appear to have developed Alzheimer’s disease after receiving growth hormones from deceased donors’ brains as children. Although based on a small group of people, this suggests that the ...

Pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD) is a genetic condition that affects your child’s physical development. Hormone replacement therapy can help promote growth, and a new injection now makes it ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lonapegsomatropin (Skytrofa, Ascendis Pharma), the first weekly subcutaneous injectable growth hormone for children with growth hormone ...

Human growth hormone (hGH) is linked to muscle mass, weight loss, and increased athletic performance. You produce hGH naturally, but you can also get injections of recombinant growth hormone (rhGH).