News tagged with adrenal glands

New study shows surprise regarding important hormone level

Cortisol may be the Swiss Army knife of hormones in the human body -- just when scientists think they understand what it does, another function pops up. While many of these functions are understood for adults, much less is ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists develop urine test for cancer

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have developed a ground-breaking technique that uses a urine test to help to diagnose adrenal cancer.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A change in perspective could be all it takes to succeed in school

Knowing the right way to handle stress in the classroom and on the sports field can make the difference between success and failure for the millions of students going back to school this fall, new University of Chicago research ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Yoga boosts stress-busting hormone, reduces pain

A new study by York University researchers finds that practicing yoga reduces the physical and psychological symptoms of chronic pain in women with fibromyalgia.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Certain HIV medication associated with adrenal dysfunction in newborns of HIV-1 infected mothers

Infants of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infected mothers who were treated before and after birth with the protease inhibitor lopinavir-ritonavir were more likely to experience adrenal dysfunction, including life-threatening ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High blood pressure may be caused by mutation in adrenal gland

High blood pressure may in some cases be caused by benign hormone-producing tumours of the adrenal cortex. A joint Swedish-American research effort has now uncovered a genetic cause behind the occurrence of ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study identifies genetic mutations associated with tumor of adrenal gland

Analysis has identified variations of a gene that are associated with a type of tumor that forms within the adrenal gland, according a study in the December 15 issue of JAMA. The age group in which these variations were f ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover important link between adrenal gland hormone and brain in hypertension

A hormone already responsible for increasing blood pressure by prompting the kidneys to retain salt appears to moonlight as a major stimulator of the brain centers that control the vascular system and blood pressure.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Abiraterone acetate improves survival in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have progressed after chemotherapy live significantly longer if treated with the drug abiraterone acetate compared to placebo, the results of a large Phase-III ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Experts recommend universal screening of newborns for congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Today, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The guideline features a series of evidence-based clinical recommendations developed ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Gene Associated with Rare Adrenal Disorder Appears To Trigger Cell Death

(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene implicated in Carney complex, a rare disorder of the adrenal glands, appears to function as a molecular switch to limit cell growth and division, according to a study by researchers at the National ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 13, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ultrasound measurement of fetal adrenal gland a better predictor of preterm birth

In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in Chicago, researchers will unveil findings that show that measuring the fetal zone of the adrenal ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research on rarely studied cell-receptor regions opens door to eliminating drugs' side effects

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have taken an early step toward identifying a new approach to drug discovery that may eventually yield drugs with fewer side effects.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Revolutionary drug could be new hope for adrenal cancer patients

TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare today announced the start of a clinical trial for a drug designed to combat adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a rare but deadly cancer that attacks the ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hormones found to affect gene activity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Intermittent signaling by steroid hormones can affect the way genes are expressed in rodents, according to research by scientists at the University of Bristol and the National Cancer Institute ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0