Thyroid new Treatment

Scientists have found a way to efficiently engineer new thyroid cells from stem cells. The discovery, performed in mice, is the first step toward engineering new human thyroid cells in order to better study and treat thyroid diseases. A report on the work - led by Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in Massachusetts - is published in the journal Stem Cell Reports. The thyroid is a gland in the middle of the lower neck. Although only small, it produces hormones that reach every cell, organ, and tissue to help control metabolism - the rate at which the body makes energy from nutrients and oxygen. Thyroid diseases are common conditions in which the gland is either overactive and produces too much hormone (hyperthyroidism), or underactive and produces too little It is thought that around 20 million people in the United States are living with some form of thyroid disease, the causes of which are largely unknown. Most thyroid disorders are chronic or life-long conditions th...

In our human body, one of the most significant glands is Thyroid gland. It is present in the front of the neck and just below the Adam’s apple, in the form of butterfly-shaped. This thyroid gland produces triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) hormones, which releases into the blood stream and are transported throughout the body where they control other metabolisms as well as improve physical growth. The thyroid gland will be under the control of pituitary gland, a tiny gland at the base of the brain. When there are no enough thyroid hormones, pituitary gland recognizes the need and releases TSH thyroid stimulating hormone. With the help of TSH signal, the thyroid gland produces T3, T4 hormones and releases into the blood stream. During this, if the system of maintaining enough Thyroid hormones fails, then a problem may arise in the production of fewer or more thyroid hormones. These types of issues may lead to long-term diseases like hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and goiter. ...