Tumors located outside the pituitary gland that produce the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) may cause, on rare occasions, cyclic Cushing’s syndrome —…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
A first patient has been dosed in a Phase 3 trial testing relacorilant as a possible treatment for Cushing’s syndrome, the investigative…
Treatment with metyrapone rapidly reduces cortisol levels in Cushing’s syndrome patients and keeps them low over the long term, a real-life…
Measuring the variation in thyroid stimulating hormone blood levels between midnight and morning may be better for diagnosing Cushing’s…
Heart problems in Cushing’s syndrome patients may be partially reversed after tumor removal surgery, new research shows. For most…
“Functional” adrenal incidentalomas — abnormal masses found by chance in the adrenal glands that are capable of secreting cortisol and…
The resection of microadenomas — small, benign tumors in the pituitary gland underlying Cushing’s disease — could be aided by…
Inhibiting steroid production with metyrapone, a common therapy used in Cushing’s disease, may not only normalize cortisol levels but also lead…
The level of decline in blood cortisol levels in the immediate period after transsphenoidal surgery for Cushing’s disease may help…
Scientists have developed a better method of diagnosing Cushing’s syndrome that measures cortisol levels in a patient’s saliva. The enhanced…