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  • What Does the Adrenal Gland Do?
    Health - 10 Jun 2023
    The adrenal glands are also called suprarenal glands. These are endocrine glands that lie like caps on top of the kidneys.
  • Addison's Disease Causes
    Health - 10 Jun 2023
    Addison’s disease or primary adrenal insufficiency is caused when the adrenal cortex is damaged leading to severe deficiency of the steroid hormones that are produced normally by the adrenal cortex.
  • What are Adrenal Disorders?
    Health - 2 Jan 2023
    The adrenal glands are a significant part of human endocrine system, which is an intricate network of glands that produce interacting hormones. Those hormones are responsible for regulating a plethora...
  • Limbic System and Behavior
    Health - 24 May 2021
    The limbic system is defined as the brain networking system responsible for controlling emotional drives and memory formation.
  • What is Addison's Disease?
    Health - 26 Nov 2018
    Addison’s disease is a rare condition that affects the adrenal glands. This condition affects 1 to 4 persons in every 100,000 in United Kingdom and around 4 to 6 persons per 100,000 in the United...
  • Addison's Disease in Animals
    Health - 10 Jun 2023
    Addison’s disease is seen in humans but has been seen in some breeds of dogs and cats as well. This condition is relatively uncommon in dogs and is considered rare in cats.
  • 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...
  • Do Hormones Determine Sex Drive and Sexual Orientation?
    Health - 3 Jun 2026
    Discover what modern neuroscience reveals about the relationship between hormones, libido, brain development, and sexual orientation, and why the science points to a far more complex picture than...
  • 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...
  • Neural Mechanisms of Social Anxiety Disorder
    Health - 29 Dec 2022
    Anxiety is an adaptive response that is of great benefit to all life forms. It triggers fear learning, i.e., survival instincts that alert an organism to its surroundings and the dangers that prevail...

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