Skip to: Prevalence & Incidence Symptoms Causes Diagnosis Treatments Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive brain cancers (gliomas) that arises from glial cells (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) within the brain. GBM is a grade IV tumor, the most aggressive form of cancer. Patients typically die within 15 months of diagnosis, though surgery and newer treatments may improve prognosis. […]
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Upon exposure to a certain odor, humans can experience an immediate, highly vivid and emotional recollection of a memory that might be dated to as far back as their early childhood years. This ability of olfaction, otherwise known as the sense of smell, to trigger emotional memories is largely due to its anatomical location within the brain. Image Credit: Prostock-studio […]
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Cervical spondylosis is caused by abnormal wear on the bones that make up the spine (vertebrae) in the neck region. Image Credit: Nuiza11/Shutterstock.com Not only is it common, but it is also a frequent cause of neck pain. It is related to aging as well as to degenerative changes of the strong tough cartilage that cushions the separate bones that […]
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Myopathy is a general medical term used to describe a group of disorders that affect skeletal muscle fibers, leading to muscle weakness. Centronuclear myopathies (CNM) are a group of rare and congenital myopathies that are characterized by abnormally located cell nuclei in skeletal muscle cells. Image Credit: nobeastsofierce / Shutterstock.com In healthy muscle tissue, nuclei are located on the periphery […]
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Methemoglobinemia is a potentially life-threatening health condition in which the oxygen-carrying capacity of circulating hemoglobin is significantly reduced. Image Credit: MicroOne/Shutterstock.com The biochemistry of methemoglobinemia The reduction in the oxygen-carrying capacity of hemoglobin (Hb) in methemoglobinemia patients is due to the conversion of some or all of the four iron species being reduced from the ferrous [Fe2+] state to the […]
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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the virus behind the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19 disease. One of the key biological characteristics of SARS-CoV-2, as well as several other viruses, is the presence of spike proteins that allow these viruses to penetrate host cells and cause infection. Image Credit: MattLphotography/Shutterstock.com An overview of the coronavirus structure Coronaviruses (CoVs) like […]
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Alternative therapies have become increasingly popular. Half the global population use some form of alternative medicine annually and, as they typically exist outside of Government-backed healthcare systems, pay directly for such services. Many healthcare practitioners incorporate therapies that exist outside of conventional medicine in their practices. The following article discusses the differences between alternative and Western medicine and explores what […]
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According to a recent study, persons with severe mental illness do not necessarily share similar brain activities in response to certain social tasks. Rather, those with and without mental illness tend to have one of three responses that do not relate to whether or not they have been diagnosed with a mental illness. Image Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock.com How does mental illnesses […]
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An innovative approach to treating bone tumors – starving cancer cells of the energy they need to grow – could one day provide an alternative to a commonly used chemotherapy drug without the risk of severe side effects, suggests a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Studying human cancer cells and mice, the researchers said […]
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Sacramento.- Cuando la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos esté escuchando el martes 10 un caso que podría decidir el destino de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA), California liderará la defensa de la ley federal que impacta en casi todos los aspectos del sistema de salud del país. Por lo general, es tarea del gobierno […]
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