News tagged with adrenal glands
A unique on-off switch for hormone production
Weizmann scientists have revealed a new kind of on-off switch in the brain for regulating the production of a main biochemical signal from the brain that stimulates cortisol release in the body.
Feb 23, 2012 |
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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 / Medical research
Feb 10, 2011 |
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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 ...
Dec 14, 2010 |
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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 / Medical research
Nov 09, 2010 |
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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 ...
Oct 12, 2010 |
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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, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 07, 2010 |
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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 ...
Jul 13, 2010 |
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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 ...
Feb 04, 2010 |
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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 / Medical research
Jan 06, 2010 |
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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 ...
Sep 22, 2009 |
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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 ...
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Physicians develop potentially safer general anesthetic
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians has developed a new general anesthetic that may be safer for critically ill patients. In the August issue of Anesthesiology, they describe preclinical studies of the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Simple drug treatment may prevent nicotine-induced SIDS
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has identified a specific class of pharmaceutical drugs that could be effective in treating babies vulnerable to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), because their mothers smoked ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2009 |
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