JCI table of contents: July 3, 2006
...a new StAR in balancing cholesterols levels in the adrenal gland Cholesterol is the precursor to all steroi...nstant cholesterol supply must be available to the adrenal gland where such hormones are produced. Liver X receptors (LXRs) are known to limit the accumulation...3-D ultrasound identifies women at risk for impending preterm birth
...D ultrasound was used to measure the size of fetal adrenal glands, according to an abstract presented by Yale...t. "Our results suggest that examining the fetal adrenal gland at the time a woman is evaluated for symptoms of preterm labor, may have major beneficial clin...UQ researchers identify thousands with curable high blood pressure
...ured," he said. Excess hormonal activity by the adrenal glands causes this type of hypertension. When only one of the two adrenal glands is overactive, it can be safely removed, curing the condition. Professor Stowasser said pe...Cedars-Sinai endocrine researchers to discuss gene that may be linked to polycystic ovary syndrome
...idence that the level of androgens produced by the adrenal glands of pre-adolescent girls may serve as markers of the risk of PCOS. Ricardo Azziz, M.D., chairman of Cedars-Sinais Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, will open the Androgen Excess Society meeting with a brief history of the study of andr...Blocking stress protein decreases Alzheimer's peptide in mice
...this rapid change. Stress hormones produced by the adrenal gland were natural suspects. In mice, that meant corticosterone, the mouse equivalent of the human hormone cortisol. But a large dose of corticosterone didn't cause a similar rapid change in amyloid beta levels. When they widened their search for mo...