- 04-11-2021Objective: To identify a biological predisposition for an adrenal crisis in terms of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of hydrocortisone as well…
- 03-11-2021IntroductionMinimally invasive adrenalectomy is the standard of care for small adrenal tumours. Both the transperitoneal lateral approach and posterior retroperitoneal…
- 02-11-2021Introduction Children with (supra)sellar tumors are at risk for hypothalamic dysfunction (HD). HD may lead to decreased resting energy expenditure…
- 02-11-2021Chronic exposure to high levels of endogenous or exogenous glucocorticoids can lead to neuropsychiatric symptoms and is associated with changes…
- 01-11-2021Background: The synthetic glucocorticoid dexamethasone can induce serious neuropsychiatric adverse effects. Dexamethasone activates the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) but, unlike endogenous…
- 31-10-2021Background: Long-term glucocorticoids (HairGC) measured in scalp hair have been associated with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and…
- 26-10-2021Background Cold exposure mobilizes lipids to feed thermogenic processes in organs, including brown adipose tissue (BAT), and thereby increases metabolic…
- 25-10-2021Background: Pediatric obesity is a multifactorial disease characterized by an imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. In rare cases, it…
- 22-10-2021Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the needs, preferences, and values of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer…
- 07-10-2021Background: Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are prone to develop vascular calcification and have a substantially increased cardiovascular risk. Since patients with DM display higher expression of phosphate transporters in vascular smooth muscle cells, these patients…