Background Subclinical hypercortisolism and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis
dysfunction are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), cardiovascular disease, and …

Aims Serum cortisol independently predicts mortality risk in patients with systolic heart
failure. Salivary cortisol may provide advantages as it better reflects the biologically active …

Cardiovascular diseases remain the principal contributor to global mortality and morbidity.
Chronic stress has emerged as a strong prognostic factor for cardiovascular diseases. We …

Having trust in God is widely viewed as an essential component of many faith traditions (eg,
Christianity). Even so, researchers have paid relatively little attention to this core facet of …

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a complex clinical syndrome leading to exercise intolerance
due to muscular fatigue and dyspnea. Hemodynamics fail to explain the reduced exercise …

Hair analysis provides exciting new opportunities to study the influence of long-term cortisol
exposure on a wide range of health outcomes, in both observational and interventional …

Background: Asthma is the most common chronic condition in childhood, and the
recommended pharmacotherapy for long-term control includes the use of inhaled …

The aim of this study was to examine relationships among temperament, endocrinology, and
reproductive parameters of bulls enrolled in an 84-day performance test. Angus bulls (n= 60) …

Aims We aimed to investigate the association between serum cortisol, testosterone, and
cortisol/testosterone (C/T) ratio and stroke. Materials and methods A total of 6157 subjects …

The concentrations of testosterone deposited in hair during hair growth may provide a
retrospective reflection of the concentrations of bioactive testosterone in plasma. The …