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  1. Mayo Clinic Minute: How stress affects your body

    When your brain senses a threat, it signals your body to release hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones can make your heart race, raise your ...

  2. Incidentally discovered adrenal masses and subclinical Cushing syndrome - Mayo Clinic

    ... differences in steroid production in patients with subclinical Cushing syndrome, and tie in measured abnormalities with cortisol-induced metabolic changes.

  3. Primary aldosteronism: The role of adrenal venous sampling - Mayo Clinic

    Accurate laboratory assays for cortisol and aldosterone are keys to successful interpretation of the AVS data." Dr. Young concludes: "For patients with PA ...

  4. Cushing Syndrome Clinical Trials

    Endogenous Cushing's syndrome resulting from cortisol overproduction by the adrenal glands is the subject of this protocol. Patients with exogenous Cushing's ...

  5. Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke - Mayo Clinic

    Laughter is powerful stress-relief medicine. Discover how to fire up your sense of humor.

  6. Importance of prompt treatment for severe hypercortisolism secondary to ectopic Cushing syndrome: Cases from the endocrine teaching clinics

    However, the serum cortisol concentration after an overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test was markedly abnormal at 88 mcg/dL, prompting referral to ...

  7. Hydrocortisone (oral route) - Side effects & dosage - Mayo Clinic

    Hydrocortisone is a corticosteroid (cortisone-like medicine or steroid). It works on the immune system to help relieve swelling, redness, itching, and allergic ...

  8. Can massage relieve symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress? - Mayo Clinic News Network

    By lowering cortisol and increasing serotonin, you're boosting your body's ability to fight off pain, anxiety and feelings of sadness. Also, massage could ...

  9. As adrenaline and cortisol levels drop, your heart rate and blood pressure return to typical levels. ... The long-term activation of the stress response system ...

  10. Your body knows the difference between good stress and bad stress: Do you?

    The sympathetic nervous system and production of the primary stress hormone, cortisol, activate. Thinking becomes negative as you experience or anticipate ...