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Neonates have higher peaks of cortisol and cortisone than older children undergoing surgery

Congratulations to Fudulu and colleagues on their recent publication using the U-RHYTHM system. The team showed that neonates have quite different physiological cortisol profiles to older children.

The dynamic adrenal response of children to cardiac surgery and cardiac catheterisation –The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

13 May 2026.

FIRST ULTRADIAN STUDY PAPER PUBLISHED IN SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE

Congratulations to Upton, Zavala, Methlie and colleagues for their recent publication. The team used U-RHYTHM to obtain high-resolution profiles of tissue adrenal steroids over 24 hours in 214 healthy volunteers - and developed “dynamic markers” of normality.

High-resolution daily profiles of tissue adrenal steroids by portable automated collection – Science Translational Medicine Volume 15 Issue 72 June 2023

June 22nd, 2023.

PROFESSOR STAFFORD LIGHTMAN WINS PRESTIGIOUS JACOBÆUS PRIZE

The Jacobæus Prize is the oldest prize of the Novo Nordisk Foundation and is awarded annually to a distinguished international researcher. We are delighted to announce that this year’s prize has been awarded to Professor Lightman for his significant advancements in the understanding of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis physiology. Professor Lightman will deliver his award lecture on the 21st of April in Bergen, Norway.  

March 10th, 2022.