People with high cortisol levels have lower muscle mass and higher visceral fat deposits, putting them at a greater risk…
Iqra Mumal, MSc
Iqra holds a MSc in Cellular and Molecular Medicine from the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. She also holds a BSc in Life Sciences from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. Currently, she is completing a PhD in Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology from the University of Toronto in Toronto, Canada. Her research has ranged from across various disease areas including Alzheimer’s disease, myelodysplastic syndrome, bleeding disorders and rare pediatric brain tumors.
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Articles by Iqra Mumal, MSc
Interactions between the HIV antiretroviral therapy Norvir (ritonavir) and the pain relief medication Kenalog (triamcinolone) can lead to Cushing’s disease,…
Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (IPSS) — a procedure that uses desmopressin to determine levels of ACTH hormone from veins…
Histone deacetylase inhibition (HDACi) improves hypertension and hyperglycemia in a rat model of Cushing’s syndrome (CS) by reducing activity of…
Fluorescent pigments accumulate in the non-cancerous adrenal gland tumors associated with Cushing syndrome, whether or not a person has a…