Measuring blood serum cortisol levels several times a day after pituitary tumor surgery for Cushing’s disease can help doctors predict…
Magdalena Kegel
Magdalena is a writer with a passion for bridging the gap between the people performing research, and those who want or need to understand it. She writes about medical science and drug discovery. She holds an MS in Pharmaceutical Bioscience and a PhD — spanning the fields of psychiatry, immunology, and neuropharmacology — from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden.
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Articles by Magdalena Kegel
Children with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome may have an abnormal white blood cell count, which relates to the severity of their…
Blood immune cells may contribute to metabolic and cardiovascular disease in patients with Cushing’s syndrome, suggest researchers at IDIBAPS in…
Inhaled steroids can cause Cushing’s syndrome if they are combined with medications that block liver enzymes, researchers at Spain’s Hospital…
Late-night measures of cortisol levels in saliva may not be all that helpful in diagnosing Cushing’s syndrome, a group of…
Primary care physicians need to be aware of the typical signs of Cushing’s disease so they can initiate early screening,…
Aggressive adrenocortical carcinomas differ from tumors linked to Cushing’s syndrome in the density of blood and lymph vessels, according to…
Researchers Identify Gene Mutations Likely Promoting Pituitary Tumor Growth in Cushing’s Disease
Mutations in a gene called CABLES1 might contribute to pituitary tumor growth in people…