More than 25 percent of women with Cushing’s disease experienced their first symptoms within one year of giving birth,…
Catarina Silva, MSc
With over three years of experience in the medical communications business, Catarina holds a BSc. in Biomedical Sciences and a MSc. in Neurosciences. Apart from writing, she has been involved in patient-oriented translational and clinical research.
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Articles by Catarina Silva, MSc
Cushing’s Disease Patients Show High Remission Rates After Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Study Reports
A precise form of radiation therapy, known as Gamma Knife radiosurgery, produces a low rate of adverse radiation effects…
In Cushing’s disease (CD), depression is correlated with body image distortion and lower self-esteem, according to an Indian study.
The Endocrine Society has selected 13 leaders in the endocrinology field as winners of its prestigious 2019…
OvaScience and Millendo Therapeutics will merge in an all-stock deal to push forward Millendo’s lead candidates livoletide…
A test using betamethasone — a corticosteroid that causes the pituitary gland to stop producing ACTH – can accurately predict short- and…
American and Dutch patients with Cushing’s syndrome have different ways of interpreting the same items on a disease-specific quality-of-life (QoL)…
Metformin, Oral Diabetes Treatment, Limits Growth of Tumors That Cause Cushing’s in Early Study
Metformin, an oral type 2 diabetes medicine, can promote cell death in tumors that cause Cushing’s disease and reduce the…