THE thyroid gland is a butterfly- shaped gland located at the base of the neck, and it is one of the most important glands in the human body.

Today, I'm going to show you the top 15 signs of hypothyroidism, so you know exactly what to watch out for. Let's start by looking directly at the thyroid gland. For this test, you need a mirror and a ...

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The thyroid is a “jack-of-all-trades,” says Kavya Mekala, MBBS, endocrinologist and associate professor at Yale School of ...

Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) causes cellular damage and alters thyroid gland function by humoral and cell-mediated mechanisms. Cellular damage occurs when sensitized T-lymphocytes and/or ...

Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease that causes a condition called hyperthyroidism. With this condition, your thyroid gland creates too much thyroid hormone in the body. Graves’ disease ...

Is hypothyroidism linked to dementia? According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), approximately 5 out of 100 Americans (5%) have hypothyroidism.