Glands are important organs located throughout the body. They produce and release substances that perform certain functions. Though you have many glands throughout your body, they fall into two types: ...

The thyroid is a small gland located in the front of the neck. It is responsible for setting the body’s metabolism. It is this gland that sets the thermostat for the rate at which the body will use ...

Are any of you familiar with the Thymus Gland? It's located in our upper chest behind the breast bone. When we automatically slap our chest with our open palm in a moment of surprise, we are actually ...

The human parathyroid gland, which regulates the level of calcium in the blood, probably evolved from the gills of fish, according to researchers from King's College London. The human parathyroid ...

Have you ever felt like your body odour changes from one day to the next? It can be a little gross, but sweating is completely normal, as is a little variation from time to time in the quantity and ...

Salivary gland cancer is most likely to begin in the parotid gland, but especially if left untreated it may spread to the lymph nodes, lungs, and bones. Salivary gland cancers often begin in the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Turns out the same glands that make you sweat are responsible for another job vital to your health: they help heal wounds. Human skin is rich with millions of eccrine sweat glands ...

Hans Clevers is a co-founder and SAB member of Surrozen, a start-up in Silicon Valley, and an SAB member of Merus (Utrecht), Volastra (New York), Decibel (Boston), DImed Inc. (Shanghai), Xilis Inc.