Adrenal News

Gonadotropin and adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiencies in adults with nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas are tied to an increased risk for mortality, according to study findings recently published in Clinical Endocrinology.

The Society for Endocrinology has issued clinical guidance for the treatment of five life-threatening endocrine emergencies, designed to help non-endocrinology specialists recognize these lesser-known conditions.

The risk for hypertension is increased in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and the risk is more pronounced with increasing disease severity, study data show.

Environmental exposure to phthalates and bisphenol A may alter circulating levels of total 25-hydroxyvitamin D in adults, according to findings from a recent cross-sectional study.

Older adults with hypernatremia admitted to the hospital have a higher mortality rate compared with those without hypernatremia, researchers recently reported.

In adults with adrenal incidentaloma, adiponectin levels may help predict the presence of subclinical Cushing’s disease, according to recent findings.

British and Polish adults born in winter months are more likely to develop Addison’s disease vs. those born in summer months, according to recent findings.

Healio.com/Endocrinology recently launched In the Journals Plus, a new feature that will provide busy physicians with summaries of the top articles from leading journals in endocrinology.

A low-sodium diet can result in false interpretation of primary aldosteronism screening, with milder phenotypes of the disorder most vulnerable to misinterpretation during the screening process, according to recent study data.

High-dose hydrocortisone therapy — even within physiologic levels — increases blood pressure and affects several related systems, including the renin-angiotesnin-aldosterone system, 11 beta-hyroxysteroid dehrydrogenase enzyme activity and sympathetic nerve activity in patients with secondary adrenal insufficiency.