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Glucocorticoids

Steroid hormones involved in the regulation of glucose (sugars) and adrenal hormones (cortisol). Glucocorticoids are involved with the immune system and inflammation.

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Is Prenatal Dexamethasone Safe: The Baby Makers’ Hubris

by Chandler Marrs, PhD
January 20, 2022
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For some reason, maybe hubris, medical science seems doomed to repeat the sins of their fathers. The lessons of thalidomide and diethylstilbestrol

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Dexamethasone During Pregnancy Increases Ovarian Germ Cell Death

by Chandler Marrs, PhD
October 10, 2013
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Dexamethasone or DEX, the synthetic corticosteroid that mimics the anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant effects of endogenous cortisol, has been given to pregnant women

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Heart Rate Variability, Stress and New Apps for Measurement

by Elena Perez
October 22, 2012
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My mom was diagnosed with cancer when I began high school, and we noticed that every time she was stressed her white

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The Stress of Modern Living

by Chandler Marrs, PhD
November 29, 2011
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I’m stressed, my friends are stressed, and let’s face it, the entire nation is stressed. In modern life, we’re bombarded with the

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Cortisol: The Stress Hormone

by Chandler Marrs, PhD
November 29, 2011
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Cortisol is a steroid hormone produced in the cortex of adrenal gland. It belongs to a class of hormones called glucocorticoids and

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