The adipokine adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) has been implicated in obesity-related cardio-metabolic complications. Here we show that A-FABP increases thermogenesis by promoting the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I know an elderly woman who has been taking 60 milligrams of ...

The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland at the base of the neck, regulates metabolism, energy levels, digestion, and reproductive health. Thyroid disorders are among the most common endocrine conditions ...

The study covered in this summary was published on researchsquare.com as a preprint and has not yet been peer reviewed. Up to 30% of patients with HF have some form of thyroid dysfunction that may ...

Armour Thyroid is not FDA-approved because it was developed before the FDA was established. Armour Thyroid contains both T3 ...

To assess thyroid function, clinicians typically determine blood levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroxine (T4) and do not directly measure triiodothyronine (T3). However, findings ...

Dear Dr. Roach: If levothyroxine (the T4 hormone) has a long half-life (seven days), how does the pituitary gland provide fine control of the thyroid’s T4 hormone during a short time period (minutes, ...

The small, butterfly-shaped thyroid gland nestled in the front of your neck may weigh less than an ounce, yet its influence extends to nearly every cell in your body. This metabolic maestro ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I know an elderly woman who has been taking 60 milligrams of NP thyroid, then she needed a new doctor, who prescribed 37.5 micrograms of levothyroxine. Why would the new doctor change ...