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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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), ...

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 ...