If your body were a rock band, cortisol would be the drummer—keeping the rhythm during stressful moments. It tells your organs, “Hey, something intense is happening! Let’s rally.” It helps you survive ...

Salivary cortisol measurements are particularly useful to investigate cyclical Cushing's syndrome. At least partial autonomy of cortisol production (either direct from the adrenal cortex or ...

It turns out that in Franklin County, Ohio, over 70% of the deceased in critical categories are male: overdoses (71%), suicides (79%), homicides (79%) and motor vehicle fatalities (74%). This is not ...

Cushing's syndrome is a debilitating endocrine disorder which results from hypercortisolemia. While endogenous Cushing's syndrome can be caused by an adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)-dependent ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded OMRF scientist Bill Freeman a grant to investigate the connection between ...

However, women had a 50% higher cardiovascular disease-related death rate than men. The main causes of death related to cardiovascular disease among all participants were coronary artery disease ...

Women with any of three common types of autoimmune disease may face a higher rate of death linked to heart disease and stroke than men with the same condition, even as the rates dropped for both ...

Men are much more likely than women to die early from the world's 20 leading health problems, a new global study shows.