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Read more at: Fat fetuses: thyroid hormone deficiency before birth modifies adipose tissue development
Fat fetuses: thyroid hormone deficiency before birth modifies adipose tissue development

Fat fetuses: thyroid hormone deficiency before birth modifies adipose tissue development

5 March 2020

New study by PDN and collaborators demonstrates that thyroid hormone deficiency before birth causes overgrowth of white adipose tissue


Read more at: Breath of life: how your risk of heart disease may stem back to your time in the womb
Breath of life: how your risk of heart disease may stem back to your time in the womb

Breath of life: how your risk of heart disease may stem back to your time in the womb

11 July 2017

The environment in the womb as we first begin to grow may also determine our future: researchers from PDN, CTR and Barcroft center featured on the latest issue of Research Horizons.


Read more at: Low thyroid hormone before birth alters growth and development of fetal pancreas
Low thyroid hormone before birth alters growth and development of fetal pancreas

Low thyroid hormone before birth alters growth and development of fetal pancreas

1 February 2017

Levels of thyroid hormone in babies influence insulin-secreting cells of the pancreas, according to a new study published in The Journal of Physiology.