Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a proof-of-concept study across four U.K. hospitals, Korbonits and colleagues analyzed data from 53 adults ...

Side effects of steroids are common, affecting up to 90% of people who take them. Short-term side effects can include acne, headaches, dizziness, and heartburn. Long-term side effects include weight ...

A collaboration led by Scripps Research has developed a way to separate the beneficial anti-inflammatory properties of a group of steroids called glucocorticoids from some of their unwanted ...

Chances are you or someone you know has used corticosteroids to treat a medical condition. But what exactly are corticosteroids? Corticosteroids are synthetic drugs that mimic the action of cortisol, ...

Metabolic disease is a well established major public health problem in the adult population. However, the origins of metabolic disease of adults can begin early in life. In addition, in recent years, ...

Share on Pinterest Long-term use of prescription steroids has a negative impact on white matter, new study shows. Image credit: Maciej Frolow/Getty Images. Glucocorticoids — commonly known as ...

"If you don't absolutely need to give a patient corticosteroids, don't," said Patrick Sullivan, PhD, from the Regis University School of Pharmacy in Denver. In a new study, Sullivan and his colleagues ...

Most persons who are infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are asymptomatic or have only mild-to-moderate symptoms, whereas others have progression to severe ...

The addition of low-dose glucocorticoids to standard care for community-acquired pneumonia was linked to a lower risk of death compared with standard care alone in a Kenyan trial. The absolute ...