http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Having high thyroid activity, and even "high-normal" levels, is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, according to work which has received an award at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Copenhagen. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-subclinical-thyroid-condition-cardiovascular-mortality.html Cancer Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:18:41 EST news286438714 Bisphenol A (BPA), an estrogen-like compound that has drawn increased scrutiny in recent years, has been linked to changes in thyroid hormone levels in pregnant women and newborn boys, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-bpa-linked-thyroid-hormone-pregnant.html Health Thu, 04 Oct 2012 00:00:01 EST news268505034 (HealthDay)—Mutations in the X-linked immunoglobulin superfamily member 1 (IGSF1) gene, which encodes a pituitary-enriched plasma membrane glycoprotein, may play a role in central hypothyroidism, testicular enlargement, and variable prolactin deficiency, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA), held from Sept. 19 to 23 in Montreal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-ata-mutation-x-linked-gene-tied.html Genetics Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:21:44 EST news267790872 There is no evidence to link mildly elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels to an increase in mortality among the elderly, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The findings suggest that reflexively treating mild elevations of TSH in those of advanced age is unnecessary. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-mild-thyroid-stimulating-hormone-elderly.html Medical research Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:00:02 EST news266688983 Using its unique online research platform, 23andMe, a leading personal genetics company, has found five significant genetic associations for hypothyroidism in the largest known genome-wide association study of hypothyroidism conducted to date. The details of the study are now available online in the journal PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-23andme-significant-genetic-associations-hypothyroidism.html Genetics Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:21:01 EST news253185645