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  • What are Antiandrogens?
    Health - 26 Feb 2019
    Antiandrogens are a group of medications which bind to intracellular androgen receptors (AR) to prevent androgen effects on organs such as the testes, the hair follicles, the hypothalamus, pituitary,...
  • Causes and Symptoms of Pheochromocytoma
    Health - 2 Jan 2023
    Pheochromocytomas are neural crest-derived tumors that produce catecholamines, such as epinephrine and norepinephrine, and arise mainly from the adrenal gland. Closely affiliated tumors of...
  • Pheochromocytoma Management and Prognosis
    Health - 2 Jan 2023
    Pheochromocytoma, a rare condition caused by a tumor in the adrenal medulla affecting the chromaffin cells, results in an excess production of catecholamines (epinephrine and norepinephrine) and...
  • How the Endocrine System Works
    Health - 29 Dec 2022
    The endocrine system is made up of certain special glands and the hormones produced by those glands in the body. The hormones are important for instructing specific cells to produce particular actions...
  • The Impact of Endocrine Disruptors on Health
    Health - 30 May 2022
    Endocrine disruptors are natural or artificial chemicals that interfere with the body’s endocrine system. Read more here.
  • What are Hormones?
    Health - 19 Mar 2025
    Hormones are chemical messengers that are secreted directly into the blood, which carries them to organs and tissues of the body to exert their functions.
  • How Does Cortisol Affect The Body?
    Health - 15 Jul 2024
    Chronic stress can cause negative effects over time due to a mechanism of prolonged cortisol release, which causes desensitization of the HPA axis over time. An underlying mechanism that causes this...
  • Addison's Disease Symptoms
    Health - 10 Jun 2023
    Addison’s disease has a wide range of specific and non specific symptoms. The symptoms may be mild and non-remarkable initially but may become more severe and debilitating as the disease progresses.
  • How does Stress Affect Your Immune System?
    Health - 14 Apr 2022
    The immune system plays a vital role in defending the body against disease by fighting off invading pathogens and monitoring personal cellular health.
  • What is Epinephrine (Adrenaline)?
    Health - 18 Jul 2023
    Epinephrine (ep-uh-nef-rin, -reen) is also known as adrenaline. It is a hormone that is secreted by the adrenal glands. (1, 3)

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