The evidence suggested they were salivary glands, so medical records from 723 head and neck cancer patients were analyzed. "Radiation therapy can damage the salivary glands, which may lead to ...

The first hint of this new gland emerged while Wouter Vogel, a radiation oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NCI), was probing for damage to salivary glands after radiotherapy for cancer ...

A Quick Review. You may notice that the glands in your neck become swollen if you come down with a common cold, the flu, COVID, or another upper respiratory infection.

It’s hard to imagine a part of the human body has gone unnoticed by doctors after centuries of research. Dutch scientists, however, say they have discovered a potential new organ hidden away in ...

Human wounds take longer to heal than the wounds of other mammals, researchers find. That could be because we have fewer hair follicles, and stem cells in hair follicles help regrow skin after an ...

In humans, calcium levels are regulated by the parathyroid glands - situated near the thyroid gland in the neck - which secrete parathyroid hormone if the calcium concentration in the blood falls too ...

Glands and Hormones in Human Body Hormones are chemical substances secreted by endocrine glands. ... This gland is present in the lower part of the neck and upper part of the chest.

Do you know which Human Body Organs can be donated 4. Prostrate Located: A gland present in males surrounding urethra at the neck of the bladder. The urine passes through it. Secretion: Prostatic ...

The human parathyroid gland, which regulates the level of calcium in the blood, probably evolved from the gills of fish, according to researchers from King's College London.

Salivary function in mammals may be defective for various reasons, such as aging, Sjogren’s syndrome or radiation therapy in head and neck cancer patients. Recently, tissue-specific stem cell ...

Prelaryngeal lymph nodes are located in front of the larynx, or voice box, near the middle and center of the neck. Thyroid lymph nodes lie near the thyroid gland, just above the center of the ...