If you’ve scrolled through social media lately, you may have seen some chatter about cortisol—a stress hormone—and its ...

Symptoms of Cushing's syndrome include weight gain, a round "moon" face, easy bruising, fat around the base of the neck and the shoulders, stretch marks around the abdomen, hips, breasts and underarms ...

A mathematical model suggests that existing HPA-targeting drugs failed in clinical trials for mood disorders because the ...

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 ...

Total serum cortisol and CBG levels were higher in subjects taking oral estrogens than in controls (P <0.001); however, levels in subjects taking transdermal estrogen were similar to controls.

People 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 and ...

Cortisol, often called the “stress hormone,” plays a secret and significant role in how our body manages stress. Increased cortisol levels, a common consequence of chronic stress, can lead to ...

At a time when stress is beating the tempo of our daily lives at breakneck speed, and the constant threat of developing “cortisol face” is being broadcast across social media, finding ease has ...

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 ...

Comedian Amy Schumer has opened up about what led to her being diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome last year. Amy recently ...