Nature

Desmopressin-stimulated BIPSS improves diagnosis of Cushing's disease

Bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling (BIPSS) with corticotrophin-releasing hormone stimulation is the favored test for the differential diagnosis of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting ...
Nature

Desmopressin stimulation provides accurate differential diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome

The standard test for differentiating between pituitary and ectopic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome is corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-stimulated inferior ...
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Phase I Clinical Trial of a Selective Inhibitor of CYP17, Abiraterone Acetate, Confirms That Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Commonly Remains Hormone Driven

Chemotherapy-naïve men (n = 21) who had prostate cancer that was resistant to multiple hormonal therapies were treated in this phase I study of once-daily, continuous abiraterone acetate, which ...
Consumer Reports

How to Use Ice Melt Without Damaging Outdoor Surfaces, Plantings, and Your Pet's Paws

Blue Heat, Safe-T-Salt, Snow Joe, Ice Slicer. These snappy brand names are pretty much all you have to go on when choosing an ice melt, leaving no sign of whether they’ll damage the concrete, harm ...