Study sheds light on treatment options for devastating childhood brain cancer
Medulloblastoma is a rare but devastating childhood brain cancer. This cancer can spread through the spinal fluid and be deposited …
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A Sensitive Pseudovirus Assay for Screening SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies
The safety and versatility of pseudoviruses as virological tools have supported their use in assessing the efficacy and safety of …
Under New Cost-Cutting Medicare Rule, Same Surgery, Same Place, Different Bill
A cost-saving change in Medicare launched in the final days of the Trump administration will cut payments to hospitals for …
How Are Stem Cells Collected?
The stem cells used in a transplant are collected from the blood or sometimes the bone marrow. The first step …
What Causes A Heart Attack?
A heart attack is a medical emergency caused by a blockage occurring in one or more of the coronary arteries …
Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Symptoms and Diagnosis
Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Symptoms Not all DVTs cause noticeable symptoms, but the most common are swelling and redness in the …
Lyme Disease Prevention
Avoid Ticks At present, the best way to avoid Lyme disease is to avoid deer ticks. Although generally only about …
Emphysema Pathogenesis
Emphysema refers to the irreversible damage caused to the delicate air sacs in the lungs called alveoli. The exact pathogenesis …
Color Blindness Clinical Forms
Color blindness is a term that is often used to refer to color vision deficiency. True color blindness is actually …
What is Immunosuppression?
The suppression of the body’s innate ability to ward off disease and infection is known as immunosuppression. This suppression may …
Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms
As a progressive condition, Alzheimer’s disease symptoms develop gradually and become more severe over time.In many people, symptoms can take …
Gastroparesis Epidemiology
Gastroparesis is characterized by delayed gastric emptying with no mechanical obstruction of the stomach. The common manifestations of this long …
High Protein Diet
Obesity is a public health problem affecting millions worldwide. Obesity depends on the imbalance between intake of calories and expenditure …
High Protein Diet
Obesity is a public health problem affecting millions worldwide. Obesity depends on the imbalance between intake of calories and expenditure …
What is motion sickness?
Motion sickness, also termed kinetosis, is a generalized term that is used to describe an unpleasant set of symptoms like …
Acne Causes
The most important cause of acne or pimples is infection of the hair follicles. As a child attains puberty the …
What are Antidepressants?
Antidepressant medications are used in the treatment of clinical depression, usually alongside other forms of therapy such as psychological or …
History of Sexually Transmitted Disease
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) have been known to mankind for centuries. Before the advent of modern medicine, people's lack of …