Children with Cushing’s disease tend to have more total body fat than other children their age, even when their…
Articles by Steve Bryson, PhD
A diagnostic test using desmopressin, an artificial form of a naturally occurring hormone, successfully detected a residual pituitary tumor after…
Researchers have developed an online tool — called CuPeR — that can accurately predict the persistence or recurrence of…
Researchers have confirmed a relationship between increasing doses of Isturisa (osilodrostat) and decreasing levels of cortisol in the bloodstream…
In recent years, fewer people are presenting with classic features of Cushing’s disease, such as moon face and purple…
Transsphenoidal surgery, a minimally invasive procedure to remove pituitary tumors through the nose, achieved long-term remission in nearly all children…
Limiting the number of measurements in the low-dose overnight dexamethasone suppression test (oDST), which is commonly used to diagnose…
Long-term use of topical corticosteroids for a genetic skin condition caused Cushing’s syndrome and adrenal insufficiency — low hormone production…
A combination of two noninvasive tests — the dexamethasone suppression test and high-resolution MRI scans — was found to correctly…
Korlym (mifepristone) lowered the levels of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), which reflects the average amount of blood sugar over the…