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New Genetic Link Between Cardiac Arrhythmias and Thyroid Dysfunction Identified
September 20, 2009 Genes previously known to be essential to the coordinated, rhythmic electrical activity of cardiac muscle -- a healthy heartbeat -- have now also been found to play a key role in thyroid hormone (TH) ... > full story -
New Robot-Assisted Surgical Method Found Successful For Treatment Of Thyroid Cancer
August 19, 2009 Using a novel robot-assisted endoscopic technique, a team of surgeons in Korea has successfully treated 200 consecutive patients with thyroid cancer. The minimally invasive operation, which has ... > full story -
How To Make A Lung
August 17, 2009 A tissue-repair-and-regeneration pathway in the human body, including wound healing, is essential for the early lung to develop properly. Genetically engineered mice fail to develop lungs when two ... > full story -
Increase In Thyroid Cancer Not Explained By Screening Alone
July 13, 2009 Studies have reported an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer since 1980. One possible explanation for this trend is increased detection through more widespread and aggressive use of screening ... > full story -
Specific Genetic Cause Of Fetal Alcohol-Related Developmental Disorders Found
June 10, 2009 Alcohol consumption by pregnant women hinders brain development in their children by interfering with the genetic processes that control thyroid hormone levels in the fetal brain, a new animal study ... > full story -
What Causes Irritability In Menopause?
June 9, 2009 In this study outward and inward irritability of peri- and postmenopausal women were found to be related to the presence of chronic disease. Moreover, outward irritability correlated with FSH and LH ... > full story -
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First Comprehensive Guidelines For Managing Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
May 27, 2009 New guidelines designed to standardize and optimize the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma , an uncommon and challenging form of thyroid cancer, have ... > full story -
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Thyroid And Parathyroid Surgery Outcomes May Be Worse In Pregnant Women
May 18, 2009 Pregnant women appear to have worse clinical and economic outcomes after thyroid and parathyroid surgery compared with women who are not pregnant, according to a new ... > full story -
Drug That Targets Vasculature Growth Attacks Aggressive Thyroid Cancer
May 15, 2009 A medication that helps stop the growth of new blood vessels has produced dramatic benefits for some patients with aggressive thyroid cancer, new research ... > full story -
Graves' Disease: Quality Of Life And Occupational Disability
May 8, 2009 One in 2 patients with Graves' disease suffers impairments to their everyday lives. Researchers describe affected patients' psychological stresses and occupational ... > full story
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