New research published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology suggests that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection can directly target and cause cellular damage to the ...

Adrenal insufficiency occurs when your adrenal glands don’t produce enough hormones, specifically cortisol. There are three types of adrenal insufficiency. Each type has different causes, but they ...

Adrenal hypoplasia congenita (AHC) is a rare X‐linked condition marked by an underdeveloped adrenal cortex and a spectrum of endocrine anomalies, most notably primary adrenal insufficiency and ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2009;4(4):333-348. In stage 1 the first dysfunction observed as a consequence of the progression of the autoimmune process is an initial increase of PRA, at a time when ...

People with the rare Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) have a high risk of developing cancer. Almost all those affected will develop cancer once, and in many cases several times, during their lifetime. LFS ...

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 ...

Diagnosis of drug-induced adrenal insufficiency (AI) continues to pose challenges to clinicians, not only due to nonspecific presenting symptoms but also due to the increasing list of drugs that ...

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 ...

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 ...

Getty Images Primary care clinicians are often the most accessible to patients and play a crucial role in the early detection and treatment of Addison Disease. The prevalence of AD in the US is ...

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 ...