Adrenal gland

21 02, 2025

Excess cortisol and its impact on long-term health

2025-02-21T21:51:56+10:00February 21st, 2025|Categories: Adrenal gland, Cardiovascular, Endocrine Diseases, Hormone biology|Tags: , , , , , |

In medicine, too much or too little of something is usually a problem. Excess hormones, excess knees, hospital excess - all of these things can be a genuine pain in the butt. For ages, [...]

18 01, 2025

Cortisol, stress and chronic disease: what’s the connection?

2025-01-20T20:59:19+10:00January 18th, 2025|Categories: Adrenal gland, Hormone biology, Lifestyle|Tags: , , |

If you don’t already have enough to worry about, have you ever thought about how stress is really bad for you? We usually think of stress as a mental thing, but the feeling of [...]

7 04, 2020

COVID-19: Treatment advice for people with adrenal insufficiency

2020-09-19T14:36:36+10:00April 7th, 2020|Categories: Adrenal gland, Drugs & Therapies, Endocrine Diseases, Medications and therapies, Pituitary gland|

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, every Australian has been asked to take extra care to avoid becoming ill or unknowingly spread the virus to others. This is especially important to avoid people at high-risk of [...]

2 10, 2019

Hormone research helps explain how life evolved outside the sea

2019-10-24T12:50:52+10:00October 2nd, 2019|Categories: Adrenal gland, Hormone biology, Research Updates|

When life moved from the sea to land, body systems needed to change in order to survive in the new environment. One of the most important changes was how the body handled salt. Instead of [...]

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