The Cushing’s syndrome therapy mifepristone can alleviate a liver condition that often develops along with Cushing’s, a case study suggests.
Articles by Iqra Mumal, MSc
In Europe, nearly 20 percent of patients with Cushing’s syndrome receive some sort of medication for the disease before undergoing…
Therapies known as histone deacetylase inhibitors reduced fatty liver disease in a rat model of Cushing’s syndrome, a study reports. (HDACi)…
Lower muscle mass and higher visceral fat are correlated to higher cortisol levels, and can be used as reliable biomarkers…
Hydrocortisone and prednisone have comparable safety and effectiveness when used as glucocorticoid replacement therapy in patients with adrenal adenoma or Cushing’s…
Patients with different subtypes of Cushing’s syndrome (CS) have distinct plasma steroid profiles. This could be used as a test…
Pregnant woman with hypertension and significant signs of hypercortisolism (high cortisol levels) may have Cushing’s disease, according to a…
All patients who undergo removal of one adrenal gland due to Cushing’s syndrome (CS) or adrenal incidentaloma (AI, adrenal tumors…
Premenopausal women whose Cushing’s syndrome is in remission are at high risk of having a heart problem even if they…
Certain regions of the brain in patients with Cushing’s disease are associated with altered metabolism, indicating a mechanism of cognitive…