Genetics
Genetic defect found to cause disease in multiple organs
New research from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has identified a novel syndrome in patients with kidney and adrenal disease.
Feb 6, 2017
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News tagged with adrenal gland
Oncology & Cancer
Scientists present new research on childhood neuroblastoma
In the journal Cell Reports researchers at Karolinska Institutet together with international colleagues present new data on the pediatric tumor neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is a nerve cell cancer that affects young children ...
Jul 13, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Some women with PCOS may have adrenal disorder, researchers suggest
A subgroup of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a leading cause of infertility, may produce excess adrenal hormones, according to an early study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions.
Jun 28, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Team finds new avenues of precision medicine for treating cancer
An international team of scientists, including those at the Translational Genomic Research Institute (TGen), have discovered new avenues of potential treatments for a rare and deadly cancer known as Adrenocortical Carcinoma, ...
May 10, 2016
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Health
Common flame retardant chemical disrupts a hormone that is essential to life
Brominated fire retardants, used in many consumer products and known to cause hormonal irregularities, overstimulates an adrenal gland hormone in a way that may lead to the development of cardiovascular disease, new research ...
Apr 4, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Children with Cushing syndrome may have higher suicide risk
Children with Cushing syndrome may be at higher risk for suicide as well as for depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions long after their disease has been successfully treated, according to a study by researchers ...
Mar 29, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts recommend immediate treatment for severe primary adrenal insufficiency symptoms
The Endocrine Society today issued a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on diagnosis and treatment of primary adrenal insufficiency, a condition commonly known as Addison's disease that occurs when the body produces too little ...
Jan 13, 2016
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Immunology
Childhood cancer survivors at heightened risk of several autoimmune diseases
Childhood cancer survivors are at heightened risk of a wide range of autoimmune diseases, reveals research published online in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
Nov 10, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Targeted chemotherapy shows early signs of slowing tumor growth with less toxicity
Surviving neuroblastoma as a child can come with just as many challenges as the cancer itself, mainly because of the toxic effects of chemotherapy. But a team of surgeons is in the nascent stages of developing a more targeted ...
Oct 6, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover new mechanism in adrenal gland tumors
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München have elucidated a mechanism that is responsible for the development of adrenal gland tumors. They discovered that the BMP7 protein plays a key role in this process and that it ...
Aug 28, 2015
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