Health
What happens if your thyroid is too active or not active enough?
January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn how important it is that your thyroid functions properly.
Jan 16, 2023
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News tagged with thyroid gland
Cardiology
Mild thyroid disorders can cause severe heart problems
It has been known for more than 200 years that severe thyrotoxicosis may lead to cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), one of the major reasons for sudden cardiac death. However, the risk associated with mild hyperthyroidism ...
Oct 24, 2022
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Medical research
Inhibiting angiogenesis to treat cancer
Blood vessels are the body's essential architecture that exists in order to nurture cells with sufficient nutrients and oxygen. Angiogenesis, or the formation of new blood vessels, is of great research interest in cancer ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Surgery
New research finds solution to common surgical problem of nerve damage
A research collaboration including scientists from Oregon State University has developed a new technology to help surgeons know where a patient's nerves are, lessening the chance of nerve damage.
Jun 1, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Effects of COVID-19 infection on the thyroid gland still present after one year
Severe COVID-19 disease affects thyroid function through a variety of mechanisms according to a new study from Dr. Ilaria Muller and colleagues from the University of Milan, Italy. The study followed patients with thyroid ...
May 23, 2022
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Thyroid hormone replacement undertreatment linked to worse hospital outcomes
Undertreatment with thyroid hormone replacement can put patients with hypothyroidism at risk for worse hospital outcomes, including longer length of stay and higher rates of readmission, according to a new study published ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
Researchers adapt technology made for astronomical observations to biomedical imaging
Researchers have developed a biomedical imaging system using a semiconductor detector originally developed for hard X-ray and gamma-ray space observation, and used a spectral analysis method from astronomy to take accurate ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Health
Why people rush for iodine tablets over nuclear, cancer risk
European countries have seen stocks of iodine fly off the shelves due to fears it may be needed to counter the risks of thyroid cancer if Russia's invasion of Ukraine causes a nuclear incident.
Mar 8, 2022
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Neuroscience
Newly discovered effect of toxic goiter, or hyperthyroidism, on the brain
Toxic goiter affects the brain more than was previously known, a University of Gothenburg study shows, and involves volume changes occurring in central parts of the brain. These findings are described as a key advance for ...
Feb 8, 2022
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Health
The impacts of local iodine variations on human health
Ground water is the main source of iodine to the Somali population, but the geographical variation is considerable. While earlier studies from the region have concluded the iodine intake to be excessive or that there is general ...
Jan 17, 2022
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