People with an excess of cortisol due to a benign tumor in the adrenal glands, known as an adrenal adenoma,…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Adult stem cells derived from the belly skin of healthy people behaved in a similar way to fat cells when…
There are sets of microRNAs that may be used as markers for inherited or newly arising primary macronodular adrenal hyperplasia…
Excessive cortisol might have triggered an acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis C — an inflammation of the liver caused by…
The case of an elderly woman who may have developed Cushing’s syndrome due to a hormone-producing lump in her…
Cushing’s syndrome triggered by different causes can have similar effects on a person’s metabolism, or the set of chemical…
A 43-year-old woman developed Cushing’s syndrome due to bilateral adrenal adenomas, or a tumor on each of her two adrenal…
A woman developed Cushing’s disease years after she had received successful treatment for Cushing’s syndrome, as described in a…
A two-surgeon approach to bilateral adrenalectomy — the surgical removal of both adrenal glands — may lead to fewer complications…
Cushing’s disease may occur secondary to a large pituitary tumor and, in rare cases, cause potassium levels in the…