ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Melvin Grumbach

Melvin Grumbach was a very smart and important doctor who studied how our bodies grow and develop. Just like how you grow taller as you get older, Melvin Grumbach wanted to understand all the things that make that happen.

He spent a lot of time looking at hormones, which are little messengers in our bodies that help different parts of us work together. For example, when you get hungry, your body sends a hormone called ghrelin to your brain to tell you it's time to eat.

Melvin Grumbach studied lots of different kinds of hormones, but he was especially interested in the ones that help us grow and change during puberty. That's the time when your body starts to change into an adult body. You might start to grow hair in new places, your voice might get deeper, and your body might start to look different.

Melvin Grumbach wanted to understand all the different hormones that are involved in puberty, like estrogen and testosterone. He also wanted to know more about how things like nutrition and exercise can affect how we grow.

Thanks to Melvin Grumbach's hard work and research, we now know a lot more about how our bodies change and develop throughout our lives. And that knowledge is helping doctors and scientists find new ways to keep us healthy and strong!