Abnormally enlarged parathyroid glands can be unexpectedly detected during surgery for an unrelated condition and occur without preoperative symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism. Detection of such ...

The human parathyroid gland, which regulates the level of calcium in the blood, probably evolved from the gills of fish, according to researchers from King's College London. The human parathyroid ...

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Intraplaque Hemorrhage Prevalent in Type 2 Diabetes Iranian study of hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism finds no significant correlation. Total weight of parathyroid glands and ...

Overactive parathyroid glands,which control the body's blood calcium levels, can lead to kidney stones, neuropsychiatric disorders and bone abnormalities, particularly among elderly women. Researchers ...

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A newly developed handheld probe helped distinguish between thyroid and parathyroid tissues during surgical procedures, according to a diagnostic/prognostic study. Using real-time mass spectroscopy, ...

An early laboratory success is taking researchers a step closer to parathyroid gland transplants that could one day prevent a currently untreatable form of bone loss associated with thyroid surgery.

Researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a fluorescence-based noninvasive detection device to allow for the rapid and non-invasive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 49-year-old woman presented with hypercalcemia. She had been experiencing weight loss, polyuria, nocturia, ...