To determine cortisol and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) responses to critical illness in term and late preterm newborns and examine the relationship of these values to measures of clinical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prashant Chittiboina, MD, MPH, assistant clinical investigator in the neurosurgery unit for pituitary and ...

Agents that directly lower ACTH secretion by a pituitary adenoma represent an attractive option for the treatment of Cushing's disease, as these drugs directly target the pathogenesis of disease.

Increased plasma cortisol in patients with major depression is a well documented finding, although it is present in only 25–30% of subjects with major depression. However, ACTH and cortisol are ...

The classical description of Addison's disease in a 15-year-old girl1 is a timely reminder of this well-known but uncommon disorder. In their description of the investigative work-up and discussion, ...

Cardiac surgery patients may experience different levels of disruption to their body producing life-saving hormones during their operations, a new study reveals. Major surgery and critical illness ...

MORE than 70 patients with cutaneous diseases have been treated at Massachusetts General Hospital, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Robert Breck Brigham Hospital and Children's Hospital with ACTH or ...

THE association of adrenal hyperplasia with basophil tumors of the pituitary gland was first suggested by Cushing. 1 This type of tumor has since been thought to be at least one cause of Cushing's ...

Trastuzumab (Herceptin, Roche/Genentech) in combination with chemotherapy remains the standard of care for the adjuvant treatment of HER2+ breast cancer, but there is still a question over which ...

If your primary doctor suspects adrenal insufficiency, you’ll need to see an endocrinologist to begin the diagnosis process. Adrenal insufficiency is a condition of the adrenal glands. It happens when ...

Research shows how breathing can impact the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems to destress and increase happiness.