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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.
Parents addicted to drugs are more likely to be depressed in adulthood

Parents addicted to drugs are more likely to be depressed in adulthood

The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers. [More]
Scientists identify TR4 protein that drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease

Scientists identify TR4 protein that drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease

Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified a protein that drives the formation of pituitary tumors in Cushing's disease, a development that may give clinicians a therapeutic target to treat this potentially life-threatening disorder. [More]
Sleep related breathing disorders associated with cognitive and behavioral impairment in children

Sleep related breathing disorders associated with cognitive and behavioral impairment in children

People lobbying for gun control may want to consider another culprit in the post-Newtown search for the answer to our unfathomable questions. [More]
New research shows effects of long-term use of opioid therapy

New research shows effects of long-term use of opioid therapy

Half of patients on high-dose, long-term opioid therapy had hormonal disturbances or signs of inflammation, while 100 percent reported improved pain control and mental outlook, new research shows. [More]
Scientists discover that drinking milk early in life could change how certain genes are expressed

Scientists discover that drinking milk early in life could change how certain genes are expressed

It seems the ads were right. A milk mustache is a good thing to have. Animal and dairy scientists have discovered that drinking milk at an early age can help mammals throughout their lives. [More]
Researchers study how to reduce health risks in infants

Researchers study how to reduce health risks in infants

Some partnerships were meant to be, and it would be difficult to imagine a more perfect one than June Cho, PhD, RN, and Wally A. Carlo, MD. An assistant professor of nursing in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, Cho sought out Carlo when she first came to UAB in 2008. [More]
Mindfulness meditation can reduce stress hormone

Mindfulness meditation can reduce stress hormone

Focusing on the present rather than letting the mind drift may help to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggests new research from the Shamatha Project at the University of California, Davis. [More]
Study provides understanding of root causes of clinical variability in anxiety disorders

Study provides understanding of root causes of clinical variability in anxiety disorders

New findings from nonhuman primates suggest that an overactive core circuit in the brain, and its interaction with other specialized circuits, accounts for the variability in symptoms shown by patients with severe anxiety. [More]
Toddlers exposed to methamphetamine have abnormal response to stressful situations

Toddlers exposed to methamphetamine have abnormal response to stressful situations

Some 2-year-olds whose moms used methamphetamine during pregnancy may have an abnormal response to stressful situations, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. [More]

DeStress for Success Program effective in reducing depressive symptoms among adolescents

Families with a child completing elementary school this year are now preparing their registration for high school, a transition that is often stressful for children. A new program has demonstrated that it is possible to significantly reduce stress in some of these children thanks to a new educational tool designed under the leadership of Sonia Lupien, Director of the Centre for Studies on Human Stress (CSHS) and professor at the University of Montreal. [More]

Upheaval caused by Hurricane Katrina seems to have disrupted heart attack timing

The upheaval caused by Hurricane Katrina seems to have disrupted the usual timing of heart attacks, shifting peak frequency from weekday mornings to weekend nights, in a change in pattern that persisted a full five years after the storm, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. [More]

Exercise may play a key role in helping children cope with stressful situations

Exercise may play a key role in helping children cope with stressful situations, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). [More]
Newborn screening improves detection of lethal form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in girls as well as boys

Newborn screening improves detection of lethal form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in girls as well as boys

Contrary to current belief, routine newborn screening improves the detection of the lethal form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) in girls as well as boys, saving lives in both sexes, according to a unique study of CAH during the last 100 years published Online First in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology. [More]
Harmful effects of stress may be key to managing chronic pain

Harmful effects of stress may be key to managing chronic pain

For chronic pain sufferers, such as people who develop back pain after a car accident, avoiding the harmful effects of stress may be key to managing their condition. [More]

Rocket attacks in Sderot, Israel significantly increase likelihood of miscarriages

Rocket attacks in Sderot, Israel significantly increase the likelihood of miscarriages, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers. [More]

Children who overreact to stressors may be at risk of becoming overweight or obese

Children who overreact to stressors may be at risk of becoming overweight or obese, according to researchers at Penn State and Johns Hopkins University. [More]

CIHR awards $757,722 to Concordia researcher for international study on healthy aging

Carsten Wrosch, a professor in the Department of Psychology at Concordia University and member of the Centre for Research in Human Development, was recently awarded a major grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), worth $757,722. Wrosch leads an interdisciplinary research team consisting of lifespan, personality, health, psychiatry and kinesiology researchers from across North America. [More]
Santarus launches UCERIS for induction of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

Santarus launches UCERIS for induction of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis

Santarus, Inc. announced today the U.S. commercial launch of UCERIS (budesonide) extended release tablets for the induction of remission in patients with active, mild to moderate ulcerative colitis. [More]

Cortisol and white matter integrity relationship disrupted in bipolar disorder

Researchers have found evidence in support of hypercortisol-induced glial dysfunction affecting periventricular white matter integrity in patients with bipolar disorder. [More]

Early detection, treatment needed to reduce risk of death and CVD in older Cushing's disease patients

Even after successful treatment, patients with Cushing's disease who were older when diagnosed or had prolonged exposure to excess cortisol face a greater risk of dying or developing cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). [More]