Undiagnosed tumors on the adrenal glands — called adrenal incidentalomas, because they are found by chance — may be…
Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
Ectopic ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas (EAPAs), a rare cause of Cushing’s disease, are more commonly found in women, who…
A diagnostic technique called bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS), which measures the levels of the adrenocorticotropic…
Cushing’s disease patients who are treated with cabergoline while undergoing conventional fractionated radiotherapy have a higher risk of disease…
Targeting the USP8 protein, which is frequently mutated in Cushing’s disease patients, lowered the levels of adrenocorticotropic…
People living with HIV who develop Cushing’s syndrome due to drug interactions tend to have more severe symptoms…
Asymmetry of blood outflow patterns from the inferior petrosal sinus (IPS) — the two main veins which drain the…
A study reports that intravenous infusion with etomidate can stabilize dangerously high cortisol in Cushing’s syndrome patients experiencing episodes of cortisol…
A simple test that measures free cortisol levels in saliva at midnight — called a midnight salivary cortisol test —…