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Individuals with subclinical hypothyroidism"”a mildly underactive thyroid only detectable by a blood test"”are twice as likely to develop heart failure, compared to those with normal thyroid levels.

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Children of women with hypothyroidism"”an under-active thyroid"”who had elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, had a significantly reduced ability to see visual contrasts, compared to women with hypothyroidism with normal TSH levels during the first two trimesters, and pregnant women with normal thyroid levels

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Despite great concerns that small amounts of ingested perchlorate"”a chemical which is ever-present in the environment"”decreases thyroid function among individuals, it has no effect on the thyroid function of women in early pregnancy, including those with a low-iodine diet.

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Patients with micropapillary thyroid cancer"”small tumors equal to or less than 1 centimer"”and tumors even smaller, less than 1 millimeter (mm)"”are more common and not without a risk as previously thought.

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Cancer recurrence is more common in patients with multifocal micropapillary cancer who are treated with less than near total thyroidectomy compared to patients with unifocal papillary cancer who are treated with less than near total thyroidectomy.

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MicroRNA (miRNA) expression profiles can be used to identify an aggressive type of papillary thyroid cancer that is often otherwise difficult to detect.

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Preterm infants with low thyroid hormone are significantly more likely to experience neurocognitive deficits at 3 months of age.

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Patients 80 years old and over are significantly more likely to have complications following thyroid surgery than younger patients.

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Genetic testing of thyroid nodules offers a new tool to diagnose thyroid cancer.

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There is no correlation between newborn thyroid function within the normal range and cognitive development, nor is there a correlative between maternal thyroid function and newborn thyroid function in a Boston-area sample.