LOS ANGELES — Three widely available serum steroid precursor measurements are highly predictive for diagnosing adrenal cortical carcinoma and are also useful to differentiate patients with subtypes of ...

Adrenal insufficiency encompasses a spectrum of disorders in which the adrenal glands fail to produce adequate amounts of steroid hormones, notably glucocorticoids and, in some cases, ...

Your two adrenal glands sit on top of each of your kidneys. While small in size, your adrenal glands are responsible for numerous hormone-related functions in your body. The adrenal glands are part of ...

Mortality data in patients with adrenal insufficiency are inconsistent, possibly due to temporal and geographical differences between patients and their reference populations. With follow-up of 40,799 ...

But cortisol levels can be impacted by a range of things, including illness, fever, sleep deprivation, inflammation, ...

Scientists have discovered a potential biological reason why women are more likely to develop adrenal disorders, including cancer. According to the researchers, the answer could lie in the increased ...

Addison’s disease occurs when the adrenal glands do not produce enough of two steroid hormones called cortisol and aldosterone. This can cause fatigue, weakness, digestion problems, dehydration, and ...

A new study has definitively shown that a single treatment with gene therapy using adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector gene delivery to replace the defective gene responsible for congenital adrenal ...

Despite the popularity of the topic on TikTok, most medical experts agree that while debilitating exhaustion is very much a thing, the medical condition is not. Some people who are chronically tired ...

PRICEVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A Priceville family has successfully pushed state lawmakers to make it easier for school employees to treat students who have adrenal gland disorders. Until recently, only ...