Sorry about that. I stopped posting when my newsserver (
aioe.org) seems to have gone out of existence. I don't like using googoo groops because now I'll get a bunch of spam in my email. If you or anyone else has a suggestion for a newsgroup server, please let me know.
Meanwhile, a couple of current links that may well be my last:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/thyroid-eye-disease-treatment
Thyroid eye disease treatment
Treatment focuses on managing thyroid disease and then treating the eye symptoms. In most cases, conservative treatment with lubricating eye drops helps with symptoms. However, some people need corticosteroids or other medication. About 2 in 10Trusted Source people with thyroid eye disease will need surgery.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/pituitary-tumor-headache-location
Pituitary tumor headache location and symptoms
I bring this up because of two implications for thyroidland: One is thyrotropin-secreting tumors, which leads to central hyPERthyroidism, that is, when the pituitary secretes TSH that then causes the thyroid to overproduce hormones. And the second is prolactin-secreting tumors, which may lead to a falsely high TSH test result since PRL contains about half the same skeleton as TSH. But a falsely high TSH test result may be treated as hyPOthyroidism when it isn't.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230302114152.htm
Specialized garbage disposal cell, implicated in autoimmune disease, tracked
During an immune response, a massive number of B cells are made inside the lymph nodes and then tested for their ability to neutralise the infection. B cells that fail the test are destined to die, but on the way out, they can trigger the body to attack itself. The contents of these cells -- especially those in the cell's central nucleus -- are inflammatory and can inadvertently activate some B cells to make antibodies against that waste, leading to autoimmunity. Removing this waste is therefore a critical housekeeping function.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230306163014.htm
Potential treatment of autoimmune diseases revealed in new study
Summary: Scientists have uncovered a chemical compound that holds potential as a therapeutical for various autoimmune diseases, and they've used it to treat mice.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/980482
Keck School of Medicine study finds “forever chemicals” disrupt key biological processes
This information helped the researchers determine that PFAS exposure altered the way the body metabolized lipids and amino acids as well as the levels of thyroid hormone, an important determinant of metabolic rates.
deT notsuH bass-ackwards ude.hcimu@pcird
"I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep
enough. What do you want, an adorable [thyroid]?" - Jean Kerr [paraphrased!]