Endocrine System Diseases: News and Research on Thyroid Diseases

MeSH tree: C19.874

Ophthalmology

Understanding Graves' disease

Graves' disease is a condition of the immune system that leads to an overactive thyroid. It is caused by antibodies attacking the thyroid by mistake. The thyroid and the hormones it produces are the gas pedal for the body. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

'Star Wars' star has Graves' disease: What is this disorder?

"Star Wars" actor Daisy Ridley has been diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder that can come with serious consequences: heart failure, stroke and thinning bones, just to name a few. With more than 3.3 million Americans affected ...

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