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Can human growth hormones really benefit aging, like the elusive fountain of youth? In 1513, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon arrived in Florida to search for the fountain of youth. If he got any benefit from his…
Read articleMedically Reviewed by Christine Mikstas, RD, LD on June 07, 2026 Human growth hormone (HGH), also called somatotropin, is a hormone that the pituitary gland, which is about the size of a pea and found at the base of you…
Read article. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1. Abstract Background: Human growth hormone (hGH) is best known for influencing bone and muscle growth as well as body composition but use of recombinant hGH is controver…
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