Thyroid disease affects about 12 percent of the U.S. population. While many people with thyroid disease don’t even know they have it, an overactive or underactive thyroid can cause a
Researchers from Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Banner Sun Health Research Institute have determined that testing a portion of a person’s submandibular gland may be a way to diagnose early
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
An innovative interventional radiology treatment for men with enlarged prostates decreases the number of times they wake to urinate in the night, according to research presented at the Society of
While most cases of osteoporosis are caused by normal aging, another leading cause of the bone-loss disease is a condition called hyperparathyroidism, in which the parathyroid glands release an excessive
Accurate diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease, and the related disease “dementia with Lewy bodies,” can be difficult in the early stages of both conditions. While brain biopsies can be more accurate,
More imaging after thyroid cancer treatment identifies recurrence, but it does not always improve survival, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center looked at
Babies born with moderately high concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone have a higher risk of poor educational and development outcomes at school age, a world-first University of Sydney study reveals.
A new study in animal models, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), suggests that the eye’s lacrimal glands can be repaired by injecting a kind of regenerative
A follow up to a previous study finding an association between adolescent bipolar disorder and the incidence of cigarette smoking and substance use disorder finds that risk was even greater
