Thyroid Disease News

Posted June 17, 2013:

• 'Gene Signature' Test Diagnoses Benign Thyroid Growths

Posted June 13, 2013:

• Could Novel Drug Target Autism and Fetal Alcohol Disorder?

Posted April 29, 2013:

• Relationship of Medical Interventions in Childhood and Prevalence of Later Intellectual Disability

Posted April 28, 2013:

• Subclinical Thyroid Condition Associated With Increased Cardiovascular Mortality

Posted April 24, 2013:

• Chernobyl Follow-Up Study Finds High Survival Rate Among Young Thyroid Cancer Patients

Posted April 18, 2013:

• Study to Treat Deadly Form of Thyroid Cancer Shows Promise

Posted February 28, 2013:

• Thyroid Hormones Reduce Damage and Improve Heart Function After Myocardial Infarction in Rats

Posted February 13, 2013:

• Drug Shown to Reverse Radioiodine Resistance in Some Advanced Thyroid Cancers

Posted February 11, 2013:

• Possible Genetic Clues to Organ Development, Birth Defects

Posted January 8, 2013:

• Two-Drug Combination May Slow Deadly Thyroid Cancer

Posted December 21, 2012:

• A New Type of Nerve Cell Found in the Brain

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Critical Need for Iodine Supplements During Pregnancy and While Nursing
• World Trade Center Rescue, Recovery Workers Have Had Increased Incidence of Certain Types of Cancer

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Two New Genetic Mutations Associated With Cowden Syndrome Identified

Posted November 27, 2012:

• Thyroid Problems Linked to Irregular Heart Rhythm
• Scatter Radiation from Mammography Presents No Cancer Risk, Study Finds

Posted November 14, 2012:

• BPA Shown to Disrupt Thyroid Function in Pregnant Animals and Offspring

Posted November 12, 2012:

• New Cause of Thyroid Hormone Deficiency Discovered

Posted October 24, 2012:

• Flame Retardant 'Firemaster 550' Is an Endocrine Disruptor, Study Finds

Posted October 11, 2012:

• Generation of Functional Thyroid Tissue from Stem Cells

Posted October 10, 2012:

• Older Age Marker May Be More Appropriate in Predicting Papillary Thyroid Cancer Prognosis

Posted October 4, 2012:

• BPA Linked to Thyroid Hormone Changes in Pregnant Women, Newborns

Posted September 24, 2012:

• iPhone Can Diagnose Thyroid Disease

Posted September 23, 2012:

• Disparities Exist in Surgical Management of Thyroid Cancer
• Novel Sequencing Tools to Play Important Role in Understanding Form of Papillary Thyroid Cancer
• New Mouse Model May Provide Insights Into Rare Genetic Syndrome
• Screening for Specific Genetic Mutations With Fine Needle Aspirations Could Reduce Need for Thyroid Surgery

Posted September 21, 2012:

• Older Age Marker May Be More Appropriate for Papillary Thyroid Cancer Prognosis

Posted September 20, 2012:

• Children, Young Adults Treated With Radioactive Iodine at Elevated Risk of Developing Secondary Primary Cancer
• Environmental Exposures Unlikely to Alter Thyroid Function of Pregnant Women, Fetuses
• Subclincial Hyperthyroidism Not Associated With Overall or Cardiovascular Mortality
• New Mouse Model May Provide Inroads to Understanding Severe Genetic Disorder in Children
• Socioeconomic Status Linked to More Advanced Thyroid Cancer at Time of Diagnosis
• Genome-Wide Epigenomic Screening Reveals Role of Genes, Cellular Factors in Thyroid Disease

Posted September 17, 2012:

• Vitamin E May Decrease Cancer Risk in Cowden Syndrome Patients

Posted September 13, 2012:

• Mild Increases in Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Not Harmful in the Elderly

Posted September 6, 2012:

• Improving Diagnosis of Thyroid Nodules

Posted August 2, 2012:

• Researcher's Fish-Eye View Could Offer Insights for Human Vision
• Detecting Thyroid Disease by Computer

Posted July 26, 2012:

• Maternal Iodine Supplementation Linked to Congenital Hypothyroidism in Newborns

Posted June 25, 2012:

• Treating Vitamin D Deficiency May Improve Depression

Posted June 23, 2012:

• Mild Thyroid Dysfunction in Early Pregnancy Linked to Serious Complications

Posted June 20, 2012:

• Molecule Thought Cancer Foe Actually Helps Thyroid Tumors Grow

Posted June 11, 2012:

• Early Menopause Linked to Increased Risk of Brain Aneurysm
• Have No Fear: Most Cases of Thyroid Cancer Do Not Affect Survival

Posted April 5, 2012:

• Purified Lung and Thyroid Progenitors Derived from Embryonic Stem Cells

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Use of Iodinated Contrast Media in Imaging Procedures Appears to Affect Thyroid Function

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Hip Fractures: Coexisting Medical Conditions Increase Treatment Costs and Lengthen Hospitalization, Study Finds

Posted January 5, 2012:

• New Drug Screening Identifies Chemical Agents With Potent Anti-Cancer Activity
• New Drug Screening Identifies Chemical Agents With Potent Anti-Cancer Activity

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