Health
When to seek help for memory loss
Everyone forgets things at times. How often have you misplaced your cellphone or car keys? Have you ever forgotten the name of a person you just met?
May 2, 2023
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Underactive Thyroid Gland
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Combination thyroid hormone therapies treat hypothyroidism as well as levothyroxine
Treatment of hypothyroidism, which results from an underactive thyroid gland, should be individualized and consideration should be given to alternatives to the first-line therapy, including desiccated thyroid extract and ...
Mar 20, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts advise against hormone treatment in adults with mild thyroid problems
Thyroid hormones should not be routinely offered to adults with a mildly underactive thyroid gland (known as subclinical hypothyroidism) say a panel of international experts in The BMJ today.
May 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treatment guidelines for a mildly underactive thyroid gland
Treatment guidelines for a mildly underactive thyroid gland – which affects up to one in then older men and women – are outdated, according to new research.
Apr 4, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study links low thyroid function to greater odds of type 2 diabetes
Having too little thyroid hormone in the blood—even in the low-normal range—raises the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, especially in people with prediabetes, a new study in nearly 8,500 people finds. The study results ...
Apr 3, 2016
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Genetics
Scientists localise genetic mutations responsible for abnormal thyroid function
Thyroid hormone resistance has been linked to mutations in the IGSF1 gene for the first time—surprising researchers who did not suspect it played a role in the maintenance of normal thyroid function.
Jan 16, 2013
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Neuroscience
Early menopause linked to increased risk of brain aneurysm
The younger a woman is when she goes through the menopause, the greater may be her risk of having a brain (cerebral) aneurysm, suggests research published online first in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
Jun 11, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Concern over 'excessive' doses of thyroid drugs for older patients
Many older adults may be taking "excessive" doses of drugs for thyroid problems which can lead to an increased risk of fractures, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Apr 29, 2011
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