October 1, 2009 (Palm Beach, Florida) — Performing both high-frequency ultrasonography and technetium 99m-sestamibi scintigraphy (MIBI) scans preoperatively in patients with primary ...

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 ...

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 ...

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Three weeks ago, I had a comprehensive exam. I am a 53-year-old man and in good health. I have no complaints. I am quite active. Nothing was found on the exam. My lab tests were good ...

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare illness, and the disease afflicting the thyroid gland is very uncommon, even in the presence of multisystem involvement. In this report, we document ...

"Proper identification of the thyroid and parathyroid glands during head and neck surgery is critical for avoiding accidental injury, but presents a significant challenge due to their small size and ...

Calcium plays a key role in many physiological processes, such as muscle contraction, blood coagulation and signalling by nerve cells. In humans, calcium levels are regulated by the parathyroid glands ...

Researchers led by Prof. YANG Fan from the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and their collaborators have proposed a new approach to control ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 52-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and hypertension was found to have hypercalcemia incidentally on ...

Regenerative medicine has opened up exciting possibilities in the world of medicine. Now, researchers in Japan are searching for ways to recreate and rebuild body tissues and organs, which may be an ...

Daily administration of salmon calcitonin to adult male Rana cyanophlyctis induced hypocalcaemia and rendered the ultimobranchial body inactive. After seven days, hypocalcaemia decreased as activity ...