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2. Saliva testing - Wikipedia

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   A 2009 review concluded that late-night salivary cortisol testing is a suitable alternative to serum cortisol testing for diagnosing Cushing's syndrome, reporting that both sensitivity and specificity exceeded ninety percent. [22]

3. Pseudo-Cushing's syndrome - Wikipedia

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   In the alcoholic patient with pseudo-Cushing's, admission to hospital (and avoidance of alcohol) will result in normal midnight cortisol levels within five days, excluding Cushing's [6] Another cause for Cushing's syndrome is adrenocortical carcinoma. This is a rare form of cancer with an incidence of 1-2 per million people annually.

4. Trier social stress test - Wikipedia

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   The timing of these changes also varies by substance. Levels of serum cortisol, prolactin, and ACTH peak immediately after the end of stress induction, but salivary cortisol peaks 10 minutes later and hGH peaks 40 minutes later. These effects were found in more than 70% of the participants. [1] Heart rate is also an indicator of stress.

5. Cushing's disease - Wikipedia

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   The late-night or midnight salivary cortisol test has been gaining support due to its ease of collection and stability at room temperature, therefore it can be assigned to outpatients. [8] The test measures free circulating cortisol and have both a sensitivity and specificity of 95–98%. [8] [11] This test is especially useful for diagnosing ...

6. Dexamethasone suppression test - Wikipedia

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   Low-dose and high-dose variations of the test exist. [4] The test is given at low (usually 1–2 mg) and high (8 mg) doses of dexamethasone, and the levels of cortisol are measured to obtain the results. [5] A low dose of dexamethasone suppresses cortisol in individuals with no pathology in endogenous cortisol production.

7. ‘Hot Ones’ Studio Sold by BuzzFeed for $82.5 Million to Soros ...

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   “Hot Ones” is going solo. BuzzFeed announced a deal to sell First We Feast, the studio behind the popular YouTube chicken-wing-eating celebrity talk show “Hot Ones,” for $82.5 million in ...