Cortisol News and Research

Cortisol is a hormone made by the adrenal cortex (the outer layer of the adrenal gland). It helps the body use glucose (a sugar), protein, and fats. Cortisol made in the laboratory is called hydrocortisone. It is used to treat many conditions, including inflammation, allergies, and some cancers. Cortisol is a type of glucocorticoid hormone.

Perioperative oral dietary supplements before elective surgery offers no functional benefit

29. October 2009 05:07

Blood glucose levels in a lot of patients fed normal liquid food (NLF) and a high calorie diet (HCD) were high. There was no significant difference in the blood prealbumin levels. There was a significant increase in the blood cortisol levels in some patients. The stress of surgery may be tolerated by children by feeding up to 2 h before elective surgery. [More]

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Posted in: Child Health News | Medical Procedure News

Tags: Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Cortisol, Diet, Elective Surgery, Esophageal Cancer, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Liver Cancer, Stress

Victims of mobbing show behavioral and social inhibition; less skilled to face environmental challenges

27. October 2009 06:06

A study by Naples investigators published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics reports on what happens in the axis which controls the secretion of cortisol in victims of mobbing. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Science News

Tags: Bullying, Cortisol, Education, Psychotherapy, Sleep, Stress

Difficult-to-treat asthma may be attributed to poor medication adherence

26. October 2009 00:30

Difficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Asthma, Corticosteroid, Cortisol, Hospital

Non-adherence to medication may be the cause for difficult asthma

23. October 2009 01:09

Difficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Asthma, Corticosteroid, Cortisol, Hospital

Three hundred participants sought for world-first study to determine shared biological basis for psychotic illnesses

11. October 2009 20:43

For the first time, sufferers of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are being brought together in a major new study investigating the diseases' common genetic causes and manifestations. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Bipolar Disorder, Cognitive Function, Cortisol, Genetics, Neuroimaging, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia

Vitae receives 11Beta-HSD-1 program milestone payment from Boehringer Ingelheim

29. September 2009 09:52

Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an integrated discovery and development company, today announced that it has earned an $8 million milestone payment from Boehringer Ingelheim for achievement of a performance milestone in their 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD)-1 diabetes and metabolic disease strategic alliance. [More]

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Posted in: Drug Trial News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Cortisol, Diabetes, Hypertriglyceridemia, Insulin, Lipids, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Steroid, Type 2 Diabetes

Personal approach to psychological well-being

26. September 2009 00:58

At the World Congress on Psychosomatic Medicine in Torino, Italy, Carol Ryff, Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, has described how, more than simply feeling happy, it is the personal approach to psychological well-being that matters. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Condition News

Tags: Anxiety, Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Cortisol, Depression, Mental Health, Psychology

Drug trial for OSI-906 begins

23. September 2009 03:50

TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare today announced the start of a clinical trial for a drug designed to combat adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC), a rare but deadly cancer that attacks the adrenal glands. [More]

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Posted in: Drug Trial News

Tags: Adrenal Gland, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Cortisol, Diabetes, Genomics, Hematology, Hospital, Oncology, Stress

Researchers discover why smoking increases the risk of heart disease and stroke

2. September 2009 05:12

Researchers have discovered a reason why smoking greatly increases the risk of heart disease and stroke. Nicotine promotes insulin resistance, also called prediabetes, which is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, according to the new study, which was presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Science News | Medical Condition News

Tags: Cardiovascular Disease, Cortisol, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Glucocorticoid, Insulin, Insulin Resistance, Nicotine, Smoking, Stress, Stroke, Weight Loss

Chemotherapy affects sleep-wake activity rhythms of breast cancer patients

1. September 2009 01:50

A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that the sleep-wake activity rhythms of breast cancer patients are impaired during the administration of chemotherapy. Results indicate that the first cycle of chemotherapy is associated with a temporary disruption of these rhythms, while repeated administration of chemotherapy results in progressively worse and more enduring impairments. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News | Women's Health News

Tags: Anthracycline, Anxiety, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Chemotherapy, Circadian Rhythm, Cortisol, Depression, Education, Estrogen, Insomnia, Light Therapy, Psychiatry, Sleep

Sleep patterns can identify adolescents at greatest risk for depression

13. August 2009 01:03

Sleep patterns can help predict which adolescents might be at greatest risk for developing depression, a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found in a five-year study. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Antidepressant, Bipolar Disorder, Cortisol, Depression, Education, Psychiatry, Schizophrenia, Sleep, Sleep Disorder, Stress

Workplace meditation and yoga lowers stress

4. August 2009 18:16

Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Anxiety, Cancer, Cortisol, Depression, Education, Hospital, Meditation, Sleep, Stress, Yoga

Links between major depression and coronary artery disease studied

4. August 2009 06:52

Major depression and coronary artery disease are only modestly related throughout an individual’s lifetime, but studying how the two interact over time and in twin pairs paints a more complex picture of the associations between the conditions, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. For example, the association between coronary artery disease onset and major depression risk is much stronger over time than vice versa. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Coronary Artery Disease, Cortisol, Depression, Education, Hospital, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Twins

Enjoyable leisure activities tied to psychological and physical well-being

28. July 2009 19:05

Taking time for leisure activities apart from the demands of work and other responsibilities helps people function better physically and mentally. In fact, the more time spent doing different types of enjoyable activities, the better a person's health tends to be, according to a new study. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index (BMI), Cortisol, Psychology, Stress

Acute stress improves working memory

28. July 2009 18:50

Day after day of chronic stress will wear a person down physically and mentally. But new research suggests that the acute stress produced by a brief run-in with a stressful scenario acts on a key brain region controlling emotion and cognition, temporarily improving learning and memory. [More]

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Posted in: Medical Research News

Tags: Brain, Cognitive Function, Cortisol, Neurology, Stress

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Perioperative oral dietary supplements before elective surgery offers no functional benefit

Victims of mobbing show behavioral and social inhibition; less skilled to face environmental challenges

Difficult-to-treat asthma may be attributed to poor medication adherence

Non-adherence to medication may be the cause for difficult asthma

Three hundred participants sought for world-first study to determine shared biological basis for psychotic illnesses

Vitae receives 11Beta-HSD-1 program milestone payment from Boehringer Ingelheim

Personal approach to psychological well-being

Drug trial for OSI-906 begins

Researchers discover why smoking increases the risk of heart disease and stroke

Chemotherapy affects sleep-wake activity rhythms of breast cancer patients

Sleep patterns can identify adolescents at greatest risk for depression

Workplace meditation and yoga lowers stress

Links between major depression and coronary artery disease studied

Enjoyable leisure activities tied to psychological and physical well-being

Acute stress improves working memory

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