Medical research

Pituitary hormone TSH found to directly influence bone growth

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), a hormone produced in the anterior pituitary gland that regulates endocrine function in the thyroid gland, can promote bone ...

Oncology & Cancer

High-impact radiopeptide therapy halts neuroendocrine cancer

Research introduced at SNM's 58th Annual Meeting could be a sign of hope for patients with neuroendocrine cancer not responding well to standard therapies. Most radiotherapies use medical isotopes that emit beta radiation. ...

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 ...

Neuroscience

Underactive thyroid not linked to memory problems

(HealthDay)—Hypothyroidism, a condition that causes low or no thyroid hormone production, is not linked to mild dementia or impaired brain function, a new study suggests.

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