Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone suppression test performed shortly after surgical adenomectomy may ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Prashant Chittiboina, MD, MPH, assistant clinical investigator in the neurosurgery unit for pituitary and ...

THE response of the adrenal cortex to intensive stimulation with exogenous ACTH provides an excellent guide to the functional status of the adrenal cortex under most circumstances. Tests based on this ...

MORE than 70 patients with cutaneous diseases have been treated at Massachusetts General Hospital, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Robert Breck Brigham Hospital and Children's Hospital with ACTH or ...

Cardiac surgery patients may experience different levels of disruption to their body producing life-saving hormones during their operations, a new study reveals. Major surgery and critical illness ...

Trastuzumab (Herceptin, Roche/Genentech) in combination with chemotherapy remains the standard of care for the adjuvant treatment of HER2+ breast cancer, but there is still a question over which ...

Cushing syndrome is caused by long-term exposure to high cortisol levels. Diagnosing the cause can help determine the type of treatment needed. Lifestyle changes can also help with symptoms. Every ...

For years hundreds of chemists have been trying to solve one of organic chemistry’s toughest problems: artificial synthesization of a compound with all the biological (and hence medical) properties of ...