Zhang and colleagues conducted a retrospective study weighing the effectiveness of using preselected algorithms to identify and diagnose 2,064 thyroid nodules from 2,032 patients (mean age, 45.3 ...

LAS VEGAS -- Obese patients who continue to have 'thyroid symptoms' even when their levels are normalized may have a hypothalamic dysfunction, researchers reported here.

Abnormal levels of T3, which is produced in the thyroid, may signal hyperthyroidism. The thyroid is a small gland in the neck that produces hormones that regulate how the body stores and uses energy.

Current literature recommends that levothyroxine be withdrawn for 6 weeks prior to radioiodine treatment for thyroid cancer, to increase serum TSH levels and consequently increase the iodine ...

A new study finds that not only low but also high maternal thyroid hormone levels during early pregnancy may significantly lower the infant's IQ later in childhood. The study results, which will ...

Photo by Paloma Gil/ Pexels Elevated levels of thyroid hormone appear to harm the aging brain, increasing seniors' risk of dementia or other cognitive disorders, a new study finds.

"High-normal thyroid hormone level in pregnancy may affect fetal brain development." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 6 March 2015. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 03 / 150306102554.htm>.

I recently had labwork that showed my TSH level is 6.14. I was told that I would need thyroid medicine because eventually I would feel tired and cold all the time.