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Researchers have uncovered pathways involved in the body s response to glucocorticoid treatments and identified a novel biomarker that could be used to monitor how these drugs work in patients, according to a clinical study published today in
eLife.
A more reliable indicator of an individual s response to glucocorticoid drugs could be used to develop a clinically applicable test that could help tailor treatments and potentially minimise side-effects.
Glucocorticoids, such as cortisol, are a type of hormone with key roles in the body s response to stress. Glucocorticoid drugs are one of the most commonly prescribed treatments for a range of conditions, including for patients whose adrenal glands are unable to produce enough cortisol. The effects of glucocorticoids are complex, meaning the level of cortisol in the blood does not reliably reflect what is happening in the tissues. This makes it hard for medical professionals to know how to tailor treatments.
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Among the more than one hundred films being shown and streamed through the San Diego Latino Film Festival is a seven-minute documentary about the beginning of Friendship Park.
The park, located at the southwestern corner of the United States, is inside California’s Border Field State Park. It was gifted from the federal government to the state of California nearly 50 years ago, on August 18, 1971, with the intention of creating a binational park commemorating the friendship between the United States and Mexico.
The short film, “Too Long Here,” directed by Emily Packer, shows archival footage from the day that then First Lady Pat Nixon flew to the mesa above the beach where strands of barbed wire fencing separated San Diego from Tijuana. She officially turned the land over to the state of California.
Cortometraje sobre los orígenes del Parque de la Amistad se exhibirá en festival de cine virtual sandiegouniontribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sandiegouniontribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.