For years hundreds of chemists have been trying to solve one of organic chemistry’s toughest problems: artificial synthesization of a compound with all the biological (and hence medical) properties of ...

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)–induced isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency (IAD) can occur independently or in combination with other endocrinopathies such as hypothyroidism and type 1 ...

Outstanding among the substances which regulate body functions are hormones, and one of the most powerful of them is ACTH (adrenocorticotropic hormone). Secreted by the pituitary gland at the base of ...

Addison’s disease and Cushing disease both relate to the adrenal glands and the production of cortisol and aldosterone. Addison’s disease causes a lack of cortisol, while Cushing disease causes excess ...