Stem cell success points to way to regenerate parathyroid glands Sep 30, 2009
An early laboratory success is taking University of Michigan researchers a step closer to parathyroid gland transplants that could one day prevent a currently untreatable form of bone loss associated with thyroid surgery ... Parathyroid glands, four glands each the size of a rice grain that lie next to the thyroid in the neck, are easily damaged when surgeons operate on patients with cancerous or benign thyroid tumors. (EurekAlert!)
Treating Bone Loss In Breast Cancer Survivors: Cancer Drugs Aren't The Only Culprits Sep 22, 2009
Fifty-one patients had secondary causes of bone loss, including Vitamin D deficiency (65 percent), excessive calcium excretion in urine (16 percent) and an overactive parathyroid gland (13 percent) ... There were various treatments for parathyroid gland disorder, depending on the cause. (Science Daily)
Can Bone Marrow Be Quickly Revived After Destruction By Leukemia Treatment? Faster Recovery From Life-threatening Blood Cell Shortages Sep 4, 2009
The parathyroid gland, for instance, releases parathyroid hormone (PTH), which is known to increase the number and action of cells neighboring HSCs: the bone-building osteoblasts. In a paper published six years ago in the journal Nature (2003;425:841-5), Calvi and colleagues established that PTH signals for a greater supply of hematopoietic stem cells along with osteoblasts. (Science Daily)
Learning to live with (and without) thyroid cancer (1) Aug 17, 2009
Some patients also experience involvement of their parathyroid glands ... Then parathyroid glands might also have to be removed ... As long as you have half of (a parathyroid gland), you can live a full life, she adds. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
How Cells Function: Missing Target For Calcium Signaling Identified Apr 30, 2009
29, 2009) An international study led by Ohio State University neuroscience researchers describes one of the missing triggers that controls calcium inside cells, a process important for muscle contraction, nerve-cell transmission, insulin release and other essential functions. The research is being posted online April 22 in the journal Nature. (Science Daily)
