ALLMedicine™ Thyroxine Center

Jun 26th, 2022 - Patients undergoing thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) may require 131-radioactive iodine (RAI) administration for remnant ablation or disease treatment. After ingestion, RAI resides within the gastrointestinal tract potentially...

Jun 25th, 2022 - Our previous study showed that the exchange of blood between heterochronic parabionts for 3 months did not rejuvenate the immune system of the old partners. Moreover, the young immune system became more aged and began to function according to the ...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Thyroid dysfunction has been observed among some patients with COVID-19. It is unclear whether SARS-CoV-2 infection (or its severity) leads to the development of thyroid dysfunction, or vice versa. In this study, we examined the bi-directional cau...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Maternal exposure to atmospheric fine particulate matter (PM2.5) during pregnancy is associated with adverse fetal development, including abnormal brain development. However, the underlying mechanisms and influencing factors remain uncertain. This...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - Subclinical thyroid dysfunction is defined by serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels either greater or less than the reference range with normal thyroxine (T4) concentrations, and consists of subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) and subclinica...

May 16th, 2019 - What are the benefits and harms of thyroid hormones for adults with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH)? This guideline was triggered by a recent systematic review of randomised controlled trials, which could alter practice. Current guidelines tend t...

Dec 4th, 2013 - Goiter, or benign enlargement of the thyroid gland, can be asymptomatic or can cause compression of surrounding structures such as the esophagus and/or trachea. The options for medical treatment of euthyroid goiter are short-lived and are limited ...

Jun 17th, 2011 - The IFCC Working Group for Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests proposes a candidate international conventional reference procedure (RMP) for measurement of the amount-of-substance concentration of free thyroxine in plasma/serum at physiologi...

Jun 16th, 2022 - To date there is debate regarding the best timing of L-thyroxine administration during Ramadan as sufficient evidence is lacking. This study aims to compare two-time points of levothyroxine intake during Ramadan focusing on change in TSH, satisfac...

Jun 2nd, 2022 - Study design: The investigators plan to perform a non-controlled, non-randomized, open-label, pilot clinical trial to evaluate the effect of an 8-week VLCD intervention on NAFLD. The main variable of this study is the magnitude of liver steatosis ...

May 23rd, 2022 - TSH estimation is carried out in all newborn babies in Saudi Arabia as a screening test for hypothyroidism. The first babies who were born to COVID 19 positive mothers were noticed to have significantly abnormal high TSH values. All the data and s...

May 18th, 2022 - Cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR), the most common amyloidosis form with cardiac involvement, is caused by tissue deposition of misfolded TTR, a transport Protein for thyroxine and retinol. Ventricular depositions of amyloid fibrils results...

May 17th, 2022 - Hereditary TransThyRetin Amyloidosis (hATTR) is a slowly progressive condition, that is transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait and is characterized by abnormal extracellular deposits of fibrillar, misfolded proteins (amyloid fibrils) in the bo...

Jun 15th, 2022 - Liquid formulations of levothyroxine offer the possibility of allowing patients with hypothyroidism to take their medication with meals or coffee and skip the currently recommended 30- to 60-minute waiting period before doing either, new data sugg...

May 17th, 2022 - A new study highlights the importance of avoiding both exogenous hyperthyroidism and exogenous hypothyroidism to decrease cardiovascular risk and death among patients receiving thyroid hormone treatment. "Our findings suggest that clinicians shoul...

May 3rd, 2022 - Multiple biomarkers of depression involved in several brain circuits are altered in patients with unipolar depression. The first comprehensive meta-analysis of all biomarkers quantified to date in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of individuals with unip...

Apr 18th, 2022 - The study covered in this summary was published on Research Square as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Key Takeaway In a single-center, retrospective study of 52 patients with overt hypothyroidism — defined as having low levels of fr...

Apr 11th, 2022 - The hormones thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), produced by the thyroid gland, are crucial for maintaining metabolism. A deficit of thyroid hormone production—hypothyroidism—is a common endocrine disorder seen in primary care.