• Seeing double?
  There is about a one in 80 chance of a mother having twins. There are ...

• Test-tube baby
  If a mother has blocked Fallopian tubes, sperm cannot reach the egg ...

• Keeping control
  Your brain is in overall control of your body. But it uses two ...

• DID YOU KNOW?
  Your body makes over 20 types of hormones. They are released into ...

• Speedy or slow
  The hormone, thyroxine, made by your thyroid gland, controls the use ...

• Amazing But True
  Most hormones work slowly over hours or days. But adrenaline acts in ...

• Master gland
  Your pituitary gland is about the size of a pea. It hangs down from ...

• Getting bigger
  The pituitary gland produces the hormone which controls growth. You ...

• Pancreas purposes
  Your pancreas is a thin, triangular gland, about 15cm (5.8in) long. ...

• Diabetes danger
  If the pancreas does not make enough insulin, people might suffer ...