Soot and dust alters thyroid development in fetuses before they are born in smoggy cities, raising concern about health impacts later in life, new research shows. Scientists focused on more than 2,000 ...

Fetuses of women who live in smoggy cities have altered thyroid development, raising concerns about health impacts later in life, according to USC research findings announced Monday. It’s one of a few ...

Researchers have discovered a new efficient way to generate thyroid cells, known as thyrocytes, using genetically modified embryonic stem cells. The findings are the first step to developing a similar ...

An extensive body of epidemiological data supports the idea that thyroid disorders, including nodular disease and thyroid carcinoma, are more frequent in women than in men (Libutti, 2005). Several ...

Based on in situ hybridization and hypothyroid studies, thyroid hormone appears to target photoreceptor development. The hormone may be acting in at least two ways. It could instruct neuronal ...

ORLANDO, Florida — While low maternal thyroid function during pregnancy has been linked to adverse effects on offspring brain development, new research suggests that high maternal thyroid function in ...

Thyroid cancer is a type of cancer that particularly affects females. While its exact causes are largely unknown, multiple risk factors can contribute to its development, including genetic factors.

A new way of generating thyroid cells called thyrocytes make help to develop new therapies for thyroid disorders, reveals study. A new way to generate thyroid cells known as thyrocytes using ...

Thyroid disorders can quietly disrupt women’s reproductive health, affecting periods, fertility, and pregnancy. Understand ...

Thyroid hormones control our everyday metabolism, but they're already crucial before birth: they are essential for the development of the organs, including the brain. And when the transporters of ...

Soot and dust alters thyroid development in fetuses before they are born in smoggy cities, raising concern about health impacts later in life, new USC research shows. It means before a doctor cuts the ...