The parathyroid glands consist of four individual pieces that are small and round. They’re attached to the back of the thyroid gland in your neck. These glands are a part of the endocrine system. Your ...

You probably already know you need calcium for strong bones and teeth. But did you know that you need normal levels of this important mineral for healthy blood vessels, muscles, and nerves, too? If ...

A parathyroid hormone test measures levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in your body. This hormone is produced by small glands in your neck and regulates the level of calcium in your blood. A ...

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 ...

Once-daily injections of parathyroid hormone or its amino-terminal fragments increase bone formation and bone mass without causing hypercalcemia, but their effects on fractures are unknown. New ...

A team led by Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center biomedical engineers and surgeons has published results of a large clinical trial showing that use of a near-infrared ...

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, ...

Parathyroid cancer is rare, but often fatal, as preoperative identification of malignancy against the backdrop of benign parathyroid disease is challenging. Advanced genetic, laboratory and imaging ...

We evaluated whether patients with osteoporosis treated with long-term alendronate have a response to parathyroid hormone treatment and whether short, three-month cycles of parathyroid hormone therapy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . His laboratory tests showed calcium 11.3 mg/dL, parathyroid hormone (PTH) 257 pg/mL (normal: 10-60 pg/mL), ...

This is part of a brand-new Thread, kicked off for this reason: As I mentioned in yesterday’s Note, I’m not in a position to do follow-up reporting on a topic I mentioned after Garry Shandling’s death ...