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May 22, 2023 0 0
What You Eat and How You Exercise Make a Big Difference to Cancer Treatment Success
Malnutrition is a very common problem for people who have cancer, even before diagnosis. It can lead to loss of…
Lupus is a type of autoimmune disease that is hard to diagnose and is not well understood. In the open-access…
Antibiotic medicines help to fight infection in the body; however, some people can be allergic to them. This is often…
Long-lasting damage after a traumatic brain injury can be caused by excessive neuroinflammation in the brain. In the open access…
There is anecdotal evidence that bathing in the Blue Lagoon near Grindavik, Iceland, might reduce uneven skin pigmentation. The authors…
Copper and zinc are essential trace nutrients that play important roles in the body. In the open-access case report “Copper…
What’s it like inside your nose? Is snot good? How does our nose protect us from getting sick or having…
Allergic rhinitis affects a large portion of the population (up to 30% of adults and 40% of children). The symptoms…
March 20, 2023 0 0
Electric Nerve Stimulation Can Help Reduce Spasticity and Improve Walking in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common neurological disorder which, among other things, causes problems with muscle control. This leads to…
Extreme climate events, such as heatwaves, have become more common because of climate change and place a heavy burden on…
Diabetes insipidus is a relatively rare condition but one worthy of awareness. This post describes the condition, how you would…
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) refers to a woman having sudden heavy bleeding after giving birth, which can be fatal. In the…
February 20, 2023 1 0
A Combination of Lifestyle Changes and Hypoglycemic Medications Can Help Psoriasis
Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin problem from which more than 125 million people worldwide suffer. Over the past 20 years,…
Surgery requires preoperative fasting. But why? And when can you eat again after surgery? This blog post looks at the…
When a person undergoes non-emergency major surgery, existing or new blood problems such as unusual clotting or too much bleeding…
Peanut allergy is a leading cause of anaphylaxis and some infants are more at risk of developing it than others….
Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is an emergency problem with the bowel that can often be life-threatening. If a person becomes…
This post looks at microneedling, which is a cosmetic procedure with some applications in dermatology. It has been gaining in…
January 9, 2023 0 0
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Current and New Regenerative Medicine Treatment Strategies
Inflammation of the gut or the digestive tract can result in a condition called inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The treatment…
December 19, 2022 0 0
How Image-Enhanced Endoscopy Techniques May Improve Ulcerative Colitis Treatment
Assessment of mucosal healing in people with ulcerative colitis by white-light endoscopy has several limitations. In the review article “Possible…
While drugs have been developed against infectious microorganisms, under certain conditions organisms can develop resistance to the drugs available. This…
Some low-risk prostate cancers can be monitored by “active surveillance”, but the correct identification of patients with low-risk cancer at…
November 28, 2022 0 0
Why Ureter Stone Relocation after Stenting Can Affect Treatment Decisions
Treatment of large ureter stones depends on where they are located in the ureter. In the research article “Impact of…
November 21, 2022 0 0
Use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Stroke Recovery
Stroke is a medical condition where the blood flow to the brain is interrupted, causing nerve cells to die. This…
November 14, 2022 0 0
Predicting Outcomes after Stroke: How Components of the Blood Clotting System Can Help
A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is cut off or reduced and can be…
November 7, 2022 0 0
Effect of Hearing Loss on Cognition and Cognitive Reserve
Subjective cognitive decline (SCD) is the self-reported experience of worsening or more frequent memory loss or confusion without clinical evidence…
October 31, 2022 0 0
Breast Cancer Genes and Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer (HBOC) syndrome is cancer due to inherited mutated breast cancer (BRCA) genes or some other…
October 24, 2022 0 0
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Advantages, Disadvantages, and Ethical Concerns
The direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTC GT) market has grown rapidly over the last 20 years. In the open-access research article…
October 17, 2022 0 0
How Might the Immune System Be Involved in the Development of Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a long-term (chronic) mental health condition. In the research article “Autoantibodies against Central Nervous System Antigens and the…
October 10, 2022 0 0
How Regular Exercise Can Benefit People Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis
Maintenance hemodialysis (HD) is a way of treating people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) after they have experienced kidney failure….