Dr. Pinker is a professor of psychology at Harvard University. In my 22 years as a Harvard professor, I have not been afraid to bite the hand that feeds me. My 2014 essay “The Trouble With ...

Glucagonoma syndrome is characterized by a glucagon-secreting tumor associated with hyperglucagonemia, necrolytic migratory erythema, recent onset of diabetes mellitus, anemia, weight loss ...

What is Cushing's syndrome? Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder. It’s caused when you have high levels of the hormone cortisol over a long time. Cushing's syndrome is fairly rare. It most often ...

Tourette syndrome is a neurological (nervous system) tic disorder. It causes people to make sudden movements or sounds they can’t control. These are called tics. For example, someone with ...

Refeeding syndrome occurs when a person ends a period of fasting. Taking in nutrition again sets off a series of body system reactions that may cause serious or life-threatening symptoms. Refeeding ...

It is noteworthy that surgical resection of the lesion often results in rapid symptom relief. Some patients experience tumor recurrence and metastasis post-surgery, leading to the re-emergence of the ...

You have follow up appointments to check how you are and see if you have any problems or worries following treatment for a glucagonoma. The appointments also give you the chance to raise any concerns ...

If you have symptoms, it's referred to as glucagonoma syndrome. Here's what you need to know about glucagonoma symptoms, diagnosis, risks, treatments, and possible outcomes. Your pancreas makes ...

The patient's lack of standard glucagonoma syndrome symptoms led to suspicion of Mahvash syndrome, which was confirmed when genetic testing revealed two null variants in GCGR. Mahvash disease ...

7 Among the known cases, a number of overlapping features have been reported, including abdominal pain, hyperglucagonemia without glucagonoma syndrome, pancreaticomegaly due to α-cell hyperplasia ...

Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is a genetic disorder that affects about one in 700 newborns. Often, people with Down syndrome look the same or related due to distinctive physical characteristics. This ...

For this reason, we aimed to define a practical therapeutic algorithm for management of diabetes mellitus in patients with glucagonoma, pheochromocytoma, Cushing’s syndrome and acromegaly, based on ...