Adrenal News

Adolescent offspring of mothers with preeclampsia have increased hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis activity that results in mild hypercortisolism, according to study findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

In some women with polycystic ovary syndrome, smaller adrenal volumes and higher steroid hormone secretion after dexamethasone therapy were detected, according to study results.

In patients with primary aldosteronism, both adrenal CT scans and more-invasive adrenal vein sampling identified the presence of aldosterone-producing adenomas at similar rates and resulted in similar clinical benefits after 1 year of follow-up, but patients in both groups experienced unexpected surgical failures.

Adults with adrenal insufficiency prescribed prednisolone therapy had higher levels of total and LDL cholesterol vs. patients prescribed hydrocortisone, according to study findings presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology.

ORLANDO, Fla. — In patients at high-risk for adrenal malignancy, 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET/CT imaging should be used with clinical judgment because of suboptimal sensitivity and specificity in this population, according to study findings presented here.

In children with growth hormone deficiency, C-peptide measurements provide a better estimate of insulin secretion than insulin levels throughout the first 12 months of growth hormone therapy, according to recent study findings.

Women with lower levels of testosterone and free androgen index and higher levels of sex hormone-binding globulin and men with higher levels of sex hormone-binding globulin may be more likely to reach optimal cardiovascular health, according to an analysis of Rotterdam Study data.

Hispanic and black children diagnosed with Cushing’s syndrome are more likely to present with higher cortisol measurements and larger tumor size vs. white children, according to study findings presented at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in Baltimore.

An overnight test for primary aldosteronism identified the condition in hypertensive adults with higher accuracy than a standard saline-loading test, according to recent study findings.

Levels of fibroblast growth factor-23, which acts as a regulator of phosphate homeostasis, appear to be higher in residents of highly industrialized countries with greater access to foods containing phosphate additives, according to recent findings.