Thyroid News

A recent study conducted at NorthShore University HealthSystem Research Institute has identified regions containing genes that may play a role in male sexual orientation.

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals announced positive interim results from a phase 2 clinical trial of MGL-3196 for reducing liver fat in patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, according to a press release and company presentation.

Adults treated for differentiated thyroid cancer have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease morbidity compared with those without cancer; and age, male sex and cardiovascular disease at the time of cancer diagnosis are predictors of morbidity, according to findings from researchers in Finland.

Long-term survivors of pediatric differentiated thyroid cancer are more likely to have diastolic dysfunction, suggesting early cardiac aging, compared with controls who were never exposed to differentiated thyroid cancer, according to a study.

Although breast-feeding women in the U.S. overall met WHO-recommended iodine levels for lactating women, environmental perchlorate and thiocyanate exposure may counteract iodine nutrition, according to researchers.

Paul Satoh, MBA, PhD, had been a patient of mine since 2007; he is now 81 years old. He is not only a patient but also a friend.

Pregnant women with higher levels of exposure to the chemical perchlorate are more likely to have lower levels of free thyroxine, potentially affecting fetal brain development, according to study data presented at the Society for Endocrinology BES annual conference.

High and high-normal levels of free thyroxine were associated with atherosclerotic CVD and mortality in middle-aged and elderly adults, study results show.

Primary hyperparathyroidism, or PHPT, showed similar biochemical activity regardless of sex, but the disorder presents differently in men and women, researchers in Italy reported.

A group of patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B diagnosed after 2000 were more likely to undergo surgery at an earlier stage of the disease and experienced a greater cure rate vs. patients diagnosed before 2000, according to findings from a long-term, observational study.