An investigational drug, encaleret, restored calcium levels in people with autosomal dominant hypocalcemia type 1 (ADH1), a rare genetic disorder marked by an imbalance of calcium in the blood and urine, as well as abnormally ...
Oct 13, 2023
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Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands is most challenging, even to expert surgeons. These relatively small structures located in the neck are in contact with each other and share certain features, including color ...
Aug 29, 2023
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In the hormonal disorder primary hyperparathyroidism, patients' risk of hip fracture is elevated by 51%, and that of heart attack or stroke 45%. These are results from a major study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, ...
Jun 16, 2022
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The parathyroid glands – four small organs the size of grains of rice located at the back of the throat – glow with a natural fluorescence in the near infrared region of the spectrum.
Jun 20, 2011
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Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a fluorescence-based noninvasive detection device to allow for the rapid and non-invasive identification of parathyroid ...
Jul 7, 2023
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While investigating the underlying causes of a rare skin disorder, a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) discovered a previously unknown mechanism in the kidneys that is important for regulating levels of magnesium ...
Jan 12, 2021
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A new procedure that allows surgeons to access and remove the thyroid and parathyroid glands through small incisions on the inside of the mouth provides successful results with no visible scarring on the neck. Dr. Raymon ...
Aug 14, 2018
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Researchers in the Hereditary Endocrine Cancer Group of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)—led by Alberto Cascón and Mercedes Robledo—have described the presence of mutations in the MDH2 gene, in a family ...
Mar 30, 2015
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A new study from researchers at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit finds widespread vitamin D deficiency among patients who undergo a thyroidectomy, potentially putting them at greater risk for developing dangerously low blood ...
Sep 25, 2014
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Scientists have long known that calcium leaches from the bones both during lactation and in certain types of cancer. The driver behind these phenomena is a molecule called parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrP), which ...
Feb 21, 2012
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