Cushing's syndrome is a complex endocrine disorder resulting from chronic hypercortisolism, which may arise from endogenous or exogenous sources. One of the most challenging diagnostic dilemmas in ...
Recently, 'Long COVID' is becoming a significant issue worldwide. It refers to a variety of symptoms that persist over an extended period after the patient has recovered from a novel coronavirus ...
In addition to new medications to treat this enzyme deficiency, research is underway on easier hormone sampling and fixing the gene mutation that causes CAH.
Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. A case study of a 65-year-old man in Japan with long COVID describes how he recovered from certain ...
A research team confirmed that interference with the action of arginine vasopressin and corticotrophin-releasing hormone inhibits stress responses in rats during moderate-intensity exercise. Their ...
Phyllis Speiser is emeritus professor of pediatrics at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell and associate investigator at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research of Northwell Health.
In part I of this series, we explored the history of stress and discussed the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model. We left off discussing the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenalcortical (HPA) axis and ...