While transient in most cases, permanent hypocalcaemia can occur in up to 10 per cent of patients, making the accurate identification of parathyroid glands crucial. The parathyroid glands are ...

The thyroid gland is part of the endocrine system (along with the adrenal glands, hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries, and testes, and other endocrine organs). The thyroid gland releases hormones into ...

People may have salivary gland surgery to remove part or all of the salivary gland. Its primary purpose is to remove tumors, but it can also help treat infections and inflammation. A person has ...

associating various tissues of ectodermal and mesodermal origin, arranged in three layers, including (from top to bottom) the epidermis (and its appendages), the dermis and the hypodermis. This ...

Thyroid nodules are solid or fluid-filled lumps or bumps. They're found on your thyroid, a small gland in your neck. This gland makes thyroid hormone, which affects your metabolism (the ...

The thymus gland is a soft organ that is large in babies but begins to shrink after puberty. Once you reach adulthood, your thymus gland becomes relatively small. Your thymus is a fully develope ...

A boat carrying over 200 passengers to a food market capsized on the River Niger in northern Nigeria, resulting in at least eight confirmed deaths and many missing. Overcrowding is suspected as a ...

India has been re-elected to the UN Peacebuilding Commission for 2025-2026, reaffirming its commitment to global peace and stability. As a founding member and major contributor to UN Peacekeeping ...

The integumentary system is the body’s outermost layer. Composed of skin, hair, nails, glands, and nerves, its main job is to protect your insides from elements in your environment, like pollution and ...

Moreover, in a rat model that had undergone a surgery called thyroparathyroidectomy – which involves the removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands – that replicates hypoparathyroidism in humans, ...