Thyroid screening may not be needed in all youth with psychiatric disorders

October 8, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) and Cincinnati Children’s looks at the prevalence of abnormal thyroid function in youth with severe mood and anxiety disorder.

‘MasSpec Pen’ for accurate cancer detection during surgery

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A major challenge for cancer surgeons is to determine exactly where a tumor starts and where it ends. Removing too much tissue can impair normal functions, but not taking enough

New radiomics model uses immunohistochemistry to predict thyroid nodules

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According to an ahead-of-print article published in the December issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), researchers have validated a first-of-its-kind machine learning-based model to evaluate immunohistochemical (IHC) characteristics

New test for thyroid cancer could prevent unnecessary surgery

October 8, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new preoperative test for thyroid cancer that is faster and about two-thirds more accurate

Optoacoustic imaging shows potential for noninvasive diagnostics for thyroid disorders

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A combination of multispectral optoacoustic tomography (MSOT) and ultrasound has been used to noninvasively characterize a range of thyroid disorders, according to new research published in the October issue of

Catatonia in Down syndrome | ScienceDaily

October 8, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Down syndrome, due to an extra chromosome 21, occurs in 250,000 children and adults in the United States, making it the country’s most common chromosomal disorder. Inherited heart defects, thyroid

New gene mutation in familial thyroid cancers

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Researchers from Penn State College of Medicine identified a new gene mutation that may cause a type of familial thyroid cancer. Dr. Darrin Bann, an otolaryngology resident at the College

Mouse model suggests bacterial-derived metabolites may promote prostate cancer

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Many studies have shown that changes in the composition of gut bacteria are related to the risk and progression of prostate cancer. In this study, researchers investigated whether a mouse

Elevated leukemia incidence is found in World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers

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Responders who worked at the World Trade Center site after the attacks on September 11, 2001, have an increased overall cancer incidence compared to the general population, particularly in thyroid

New treatment discovered for rare eye disease may prevent blindness

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Patients with thyroid eye disease who used the minimally invasive insulin-like growth factor I blocking antibody, teprotumumab, experienced improvement in their symptoms, appearance and quality of life, according to a