If you’ve scrolled through social media lately, you may have seen some chatter about cortisol—a stress hormone—and its supposed villainous effects on your body. Negative effects of cortisol ...

In women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), cortisol production rate is probably normal, although adrenal androgens can be overproduced in a subset of affected women. Cortisol metabolism ...

We have known about cortisol since it was discovered in the mid-20th century. However, in the last year or so, this naturally occurring hormone has entered the limelight of social media.

With the link between chronically raised cortisol and cognitive decline having also been identified in patients with type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, Cushing’s syndrome ...