Adrenal News

Growth hormone dosing in children with Prader-Willi syndrome may be appropriately indicated by immunoreactive insulin-like growth factor I, according to recent study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Cushing’s disease in children is associated with similar biochemical measures whether the disease is due to macroadenomas or microadenomas, according to a presentation at the AACE 24th Annual Scientific & Clinical Congress.

Low copeptin levels in patients undergoing pituitary surgery may be indicative of postoperative diabetes insipidus, while high levels of copeptin appear to essentially rule out this diagnosis, according to recent findings.

Patients using corticosteroids for various conditions may be at risk for developing adrenal insufficiency, according to recent findings.

Patients on hydrocortisone replacement for adrenal insufficiency appear to have elevated cortisol concentrations in their scalp hair, according to recent findings.

The investigational drug linsitinib did not increase overall survival in patients with adrenal cancer, according to phase 3 study results.

SAN DIEGO — Genes modulating growth and summer daylight exposure are subject to a complex gene–environment interaction in response to recombinant human growth hormone, according to research presented here.  

SAN DIEGO — Genes modulating growth and summer daylight exposure are subject to a complex gene–environment interaction in response to recombinant human growth hormone, according to research presented here.  

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Clinicians can safely revise their growth hormone stimulation protocols to reduce the amount of sampling they perform when determining if children have growth hormone deficiency, retrospective research presented here suggests.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Novel formulations and delivery of steroids are producing better short-term outcomes for the treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in clinical trials, according to a presenter here.