News Articles June 2024

Can machine learning improve diagnosis of hormone imbalance? A study in the journal Academic Radiology looks at the use of machine learning to analyze pituitary MRI images (radiomics) and clinical data – and finds it is helpful in the diagnostic process to...

News Articles May 2024

Does a form of dwarfism improve cardiovascular risk? A study in the Journal Med looks at the longevity of people with Laron’s Syndrome, who have low-growth hormone signaling that causes a form of dwarfism but may also confer lower risk of cancer and heart disease....

News Articles April 2024

PET/MRI and Cushing’s Disease A study in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine finds that PET/MRI may be more effective in diagnosing Cushing’s Disease compared to MRI alone   Read more: Patient with hypothyroidism, Addison’s delivers twins An article in the Times of India...

News Articles March 2024

Comedian Amy Schumer battles Cushing’s Actress and comedian Amy Schumer revealed that she has been dealing with exogenous Cushing’s Syndrome, apparently triggered by steroid shots. Read more: Here is a Q and A about it from the University of Virginia: Read more: 4th...

PNA Spotlight: Dr. Adam Mamelak

This month the PNA Spotlight focuses on Dr. Adam Mamelak, a neurosurgeon and co-director of the Pituitary Center at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Mamelak earned his B.A. in Physics at Tufts University and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School. He...