by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Thyroid disease is more common in children with Down’s syndrome than in the general population. By the time they are adolescents around 15% of those with Down’s syndrome will have an underactive thyroid and the frequency continues to rise throughout adulthood....
by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Research at the University of Lincoln led by Dr Michael Christie has revealed the final piece of the puzzle in terms of what the immune system attacks to cause type 1 diabetes. It has long been known that the immune system in people with type 1 diabetes...
by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
Thyroiditis is the inflammation (not infection) of the thyroid gland. The cause of this can be tricky to spot because a number of individual disorders can cause the thyroid to swell and thyroiditis can cause either high or low levels of thyroid hormones. The...
by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
If you are suffering from PCOS, I’m sure it will come as no surprise to you that women with the condition are far more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety than the general population. However it may not just be the weight gain, fertility problems,...
by main | May 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Equality Act 2010 sets out the circumstances in which a person is defined as “disabled”. It says someone is disabled if they have: “a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long term negative effect on your ability to do...
