Scientists gain ground on rare congenital neurological disorder

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Two recent discoveries co-led by scientists at Cedars-Sinai may help lead to new ways to treat patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS), a brain development disorder that causes severe intellectual disability

Chemical risk assessment not up to par, researchers say

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

How much is an “acceptable dose” of a pollutant? Are existing studies to measure safety adequate? A systematic literature review by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San

Thyroid problems linked to increased risk of dementia

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Older people with hypothyroidism, also called underactive thyroid, may be at increased risk of developing dementia, according to a study published in the July 6, 2022, online issue of Neurology®,

People with low BMI aren’t more active, they are just less hungry and ‘run hotter’

October 7, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

To date most research on obesity has focused on studying those with a high body mass index (BMI), but a research group in China is taking a different approach. In

Pralsetinib achieves tissue-agnostic benefits for patients with RET gene fusions

October 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The highly selective RET inhibitor pralsetinib was well-tolerated and demonstrated robust, durable responses in patients with RET fusion-positive cancers regardless of tumor type, according to results from the international Phase

Researchers examine link between pesticides and thyroid cancer risk in Central California area

October 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

In single pollutant models and within a 20-year period, 10 out of 29 reviewed pesticides were associated with thyroid cancer, including several of the most widely used ones in the

Exposure to dioxins can worsen thyroid function

October 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Exposure to dioxins can negatively impact thyroid function, according to a study presented Thursday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, Ill. Dioxins are highly toxic compounds

Certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl ‘forever chemicals’ identified as potential risk factor for thyroid cancer

October 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a link between certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and an increased risk for thyroid cancer, according to a study published in eBioMedicine today. PFAS,

Anti-rheumatic drugs could prevent thyroid disease

October 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Anti-rheumatic drugs used for rheumatoid arthritis might prevent the development of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to a new observational study by researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the Journal of

How cells generate heat by burning calories

October 6, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Images of mitochondria in brown adipose tissue using electron microscopy. Brown fat cells are particularly rich in mitochondria, the power plants where cellular respiration takes place. Credit: Alexander Bartelt Special