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 ...

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 ...

Fatigue, weight gain, chills, hair loss, anxiety, excessive perspiration -- these symptoms are a few of the signs that the thyroid gland has gone haywire. Harnessing electron microscopy to track the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

While the developing retina shares much in common with other developing neural structures, it offers key experimental advantages. First, all seven of the basic retinal cell types have been identified ...