If you have high blood sugar from Cushing’s syndrome, you know how challenging it can be to control. Surgery can sometimes cure the condition, but it is not always successful or possible for everyone.

Agents that directly lower ACTH secretion by a pituitary adenoma represent an attractive option for the treatment of Cushing's disease, as these drugs directly target the pathogenesis of disease.

Cushing's syndrome and its pituitary variant, Cushing's disease, represent complex endocrine disorders characterised by chronic excessive glucocorticoid exposure. This hypercortisolaemia may be the ...

Cushing’s disease poses a significant clinical challenge, stemming from the excess production of cortisol due to an adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary adenoma. The primary ...

Cushing Syndrome is a relatively uncommon hormonal disorder that arises as a consequence of chronically elevated levels of cortisol in the body. Cortisol serves to play a vital role in controlling ...

In the ocean of memoirs, few navigate medical understanding and emotional truth so smoothly as Chuck Knueve does in Surviving Cushing’s Disease: A Young Man’s Journey. With this intense book, Knueve ...

Applications of Relacorilant and Corcept's other cortisol modulators are not being valued by investors. Results from the Rosella clinical trials showcase the multifaceted applications of cortisol ...

Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab. 2013;8(2):183-193. Mitotane reduces cortisol synthesis through the inhibition of 11B-hydroxylase, 18-hydroxylase, 3-α hydroxylase, hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and several ...